Bim

¹ British

/ bɪm /

noun

informal a native or inhabitant of Barbados

"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

BIM ² British

abbreviation

British Institute of Management

"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

Etymology

Origin of Bim

C19: of unknown origin

Example Sentences

Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.

It was a family deeply in love with the theatre - with her mother, Bim Scales, a former actor who'd given it all up for marriage and children.

From BBC

Another minister, Bim Afolami, was also criticised.

From BBC

All councillors voted unanimously in favour of the council to meet Bim Afolami, the economic secretary to the Treasury.

From BBC

The London-headquartered bank recently hired Cherry Zhu in Shanghai to build out BIM's business in China, a third source said.

From Reuters

BIM's products, however, are mainly aimed at institutional investors, according to the company website.

From Reuters

Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023