B&D

American  

[bee-uhn-dee] / ˈbi ənˈdi /

Or B and D

abbreviation

1. bondage and discipline: used in reference to practices involving physical restraint and punishment, especially in a sexual encounter or relationship.

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Usage

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Etymology

Origin of B&D

First recorded in 1970–75

Example Sentences

Refineries “have returned from turnaround season rather quickly,” he adds, running at 90.8% of capacity compared with 86.5% a year ago, with crude inputs up by 461,000 b/d at 16.2 million b/d.

From The Wall Street Journal

The East-West pipeline, with a nominal but relatively untested capacity of up to 7 million b/d, connects Saudi Arabia’s Abqaiq oil processing complex with its port city of Yanbu on the Red Sea, allowing crude to bypass the Gulf.

From Barron's

The Abu Dhabi Crude Oil Pipeline supplies the U.A.E.’s large loading port of Fujairah with a capacity of 1.8 million b/d.

From Barron's

Imports rose by 136,000 barrels a day and exports fell 277,000 b/d, while crude input to refineries was down by 416,000 b/d from the previous week.

From The Wall Street Journal

This produced an investment boom, and oil production soared to more than 3.3 million b/d by 1998.

From Barron's