B2B

American  

[bee-tuh-bee] / ˈbi təˈbi /

Or B-to-B,

1. business-to-business (denoting business transactions over the internet).

   B2B websites.

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B2B British  

abbreviation

1. business-to-business; denoting trade between commercial organizations rather than between businesses and private customers Compare B2C B2E

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Etymology

Origin of B2B

First recorded in 1990–95

Example Sentences

“Importantly, demand trends appear stable into 4Q, while mix is shifting toward higher-margin B2B,” they say in a research note.

From The Wall Street Journal

“I am not running away,” said Federico Ferraro, co-founder of Quiqup, a B2B platform that helps provide logistics for e-commerce businesses.

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But the analysts say the company’s “drivers such as international, payments, enterprise, B2B, and now agentic commerce, can sustain one of the best profitable growth profiles at scale in software and agentic AI.”

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Chief Executive Ariane Gorin said the B2B business is bringing in more revenue as more corporate travel customers, airlines and banks turn to Expedia for technology, inventory and tools to power their own booking platforms.

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“B2B has been the fastest growing,” Gorin said in a Thursday interview.

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