BBB

¹ American  

1. Better Business Bureau.

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BBB ² American  

Symbol.

1. a quality rating for a corporate or municipal bond, lower than A and higher than BB.

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Example Sentences

Along with the downgrade to BB+ from BBB-, Fitch placed Paramount on rating watch negative earlier this month.

From Barron's

Fitch Ratings said Monday that it placed Paramount on its “negative” ratings watch, and downgraded its credit to BB+ from BBB-, which puts the company’s credit into “junk” territory.

From Los Angeles Times

Joy has always lived alongside sorrow in the nest: BBB passed away amid intense rain and freezing temperatures, while Stormy continued to thrive.

From Los Angeles Times

In a report on Monday, Fitch warned of the risk that Paramount’s financial and leverage targets will slip, and downgraded the group’s credit rating to BB+ from BBB-, and placed it on rating watch negative.

From The Wall Street Journal

“While the company has announced its intention to achieve approximately $150 million of cost savings and leverage its core product portfolio to return to sustainable growth, we remain unsure of how long it may take for Harley to restore its operating margin to a level commensurate with a BBB- rating,” S&P said.

From MarketWatch