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1 American  
[bee-ef] / ˈbiˈɛf /

abbreviation

  1. best friend.

  2. Printing. null b.f. boldface.

  3. boyfriend.

BF 2 American  

abbreviation

  1. Black female.

bf. 3 American  

abbreviation

Law.

  1. brief.

B/F 4 American  
Accounting.

  1. brought forward.

B.F. 5 American  

abbreviation

  1. Bachelor of Finance.

  2. Bachelor of Forestry.

B/F 1 British  

abbreviation

  1. brought forward

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
bf 2 British  

abbreviation

  1. Burkina Faso

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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Its creator, Jonathan Badeen, was partly inspired by studying the 1940s experiments of psychologist BF Skinner, who conditioned hungry pigeons to believe that food delivered randomly into a tray was prompted by their movements.

From BBC

The media company dismissed BF Borgers as its independent public accounting firm on May 3, delaying the filing of its quarterly earnings report.

From Seattle Times

The former president’s media company dismissed BF Borgers as its independent public accounting firm on May 3, delaying the filing of the quarterly earnings report, according to a securities filings.

From Seattle Times

BF Borgers and Semple, Marchal & Cooper did not immediately respond to requests’ for statement.

From Seattle Times

To settle the charges, BF Borgers and Borgers agreed to pay a combined $14 million in civil penalties as well as permanent suspensions effective immediately, set to prevent them from handling SEC-related matters as accountants.

From Seattle Times

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