B/o
brought over.
B/o
1 AmericanAccounting.
b.o.
2
American
abbreviation
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back order.
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box office.
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branch office.
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broker's order.
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buyer's option.
B.O.
3
American
abbreviation
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Board of Ordnance.
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Informal. body odor.
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Theater. box office.
b.o.
1
British
abbreviation
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back order
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branch office
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broker's order
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buyer's option
B/O
2
British
abbreviation
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accounting brought over
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buyer's option
BO
3
British
abbreviation
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informal body odour
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box office
bo
4
British
/ bəʊ /
interjection
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an exclamation uttered to startle or surprise someone, esp a child in a game
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slang an exclamation of encouragement or an expression of enthusiasm
bo
5
British
abbreviation
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And the new entry, A Nightmare on Elm Street 4: The Dream Master, has, in Variety's cheery phrase, "slashed its way into b.o. history."
From Time Magazine Archive
Lucas, who will turn 58 two days before the movie opens, is given to fretting; he even worried that Phantom Menace would tank at the b.o.
From Time Magazine Archive
When you sacked Rome with the Visigoths, you could smell the smoky scent of the burning city as well as the barbarians’ b.o.
From "Escape from Mr. Lemoncello's Library" by Chris Grabenstein
“I’m going to miss B.O. for sure, playing with him, his attitude, his love for the game,” Jefferson said.
From Seattle Times ● Jan. 5, 2023
Clay Cromwell was concerned with B.O. this week, but it had nothing to do with personal hygiene.
From Washington Post ● Sep. 9, 2022
He strides past her and she thinks, “I was pretty sure I smelled his B.O. even after he was in his truck throwing gravel.”
From New York Times ● Jul. 6, 2020
And by good mood I mean he accused the entire press room of having B.O.:
From Golf Digest ● Apr. 11, 2019
In the autumn of the same year the Aldgate B.O. was burgled—a Saturday night being chosen for the exploit.
From The King's Post Being a volume of historical facts relating to the posts, mail coaches, coach roads, and railway mail services of and connected with the ancient city of Bristol from 1580 to the present time by Robert Charles Tombs
A Trust Bank worker interviewed by Reuters said that B/O stood for "by order of" and WDL stood for "withdrawal".
From Reuters ● Feb. 24, 2017
Together, the findings of this study showcase the potential of constrained BO for developing not just high-performance solar cells but all sorts of devices.
From Science Daily ● Mar. 5, 2024
"What happened in Ukraine happened at the same time as the crisis in this country got worse," said Ouedraogo, who runs the BO Foundation in Burkina Faso.
From Reuters ● May 30, 2022
Eighteen people have undergone transplants, with improvements in their BO that lasted for at least a month.
From Salon ● Nov. 9, 2021
He added that Bezos “needs to run BO full-time for it to be successful. Frankly, I hope he does.”
From Seattle Times ● Nov. 4, 2021
It smells like a combination of BO and hairspray, and every time I breathe too deeply, I gag.
From "Watch Us Rise" by Renée Watson and Ellen Hagan
Today, the bo tree is revered as a symbol for prosperity, happiness, good fortune and long life.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 29, 2024
When it comes to bo ssam, many home cooks might think of chef David Chang’s dry-brined hunk of pork shoulder, roasted for six hours until tender, then lacquered in a caramelly crust of brown sugar.
From Washington Post ● Oct. 28, 2020
Writer Jantje Friese and director Baran bo Odar had always planned to make three seasons.
From The Guardian ● Jun. 25, 2020
You could be eating bo ssäm for Friendsgiving.
From The New Yorker ● Nov. 26, 2019
Ke pan the right ey, open do . acks to the find door of bo hind small steel .
From "The City of Ember" by Jeanne DuPrau
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