CBD

¹

[see-bee-dee]

abbreviation

Pharmacology.

1. cannabidiol: a nonpsychoactive component derived from the cannabis plant, especially Cannabis sativa or C. indica, or produced synthetically. CBD has been studied as a treatment for epilepsy and marketed as a dietary supplement for the management of chronic pain, inflammation, and anxiety.

C.B.D.

²

abbreviation

1. cash before delivery.

2. central business district.

CBD

abbreviation

1. cash before delivery

2. central business district

Word History and Origins

Origin of CBD¹

First recorded in 1960–65

Example Sentences

The city has “made great strides on ambitious projects to pedestrianize areas of the C.B.D., once the sole domain of cars, and to better connect our city with safe cycling infrastructure, to give people a transport option beyond crowded buses and trains or private vehicle use,” Mr. Moore said.

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“We’re told that that stay-at-home order in terms of office workers will probably be in place for the foreseeable future, certainly into the New Year, which is going to make life in the C.B.D. for retailers and hospitality very, very difficult,” he said, referring to Melbourne’s central business district.

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“We don’t know yet when officer workers and people who work in the C.B.D. will return,” Mort said, referring to the central business district.

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The same day as the Japantown meeting, Mr. Larsen and Mr. Boudin drove to the C.B.D. headquarters in the Tenderloin, the city’s roughest neighborhood.

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They said the footage was only stored locally within each C.B.D. office and erased after 30 days.

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