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bf

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 • Feb. 13, 2025

BF Borgers’ dismissal arrived on the same day that the Securities and Exchange Commission charged the firm and its owner Benjamin F. Borgers with “deliberate and systematic failures” in more than 1,500 audits.

From Seattle Times • May 6, 2024

At the time, Trump Media disclosed that BF Borgers had also handled its audits before it went public by merging with shell company Digital World Acquisition Corp.

From Seattle Times • May 6, 2024

The regulator held BF Borgers and its owner, Benjamin F. Borger, responsible for “deliberate and systemic failures” to comply with accounting rules.

From New York Times • May 3, 2024

“He hates violence. BF says it never solves anything, and only spreads more violence and hatred.”

From "Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky" by Kwame Mbalia

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