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  • CCC
    CCC
    abbreviation
    Civilian Conservation Corps: the former U.S. federal agency (1933–1943), organized to utilize the nation's unemployed youth by building roads, planting trees, improving parks, etc.
  • c.c.c.
    c.c.c.
    abbreviation
    cwmni cyfyngedig cyhoeddus; a public limited company in Wales

CCC

1 American  

abbreviation

  1. Civilian Conservation Corps: the former U.S. federal agency (1933–1943), organized to utilize the nation's unemployed youth by building roads, planting trees, improving parks, etc.

  2. Commodity Credit Corporation.

  3. continuous chest compressions: a form of cardiopulmonary resuscitation.


CCC 2 American  
Symbol.
  1. a quality rating for a corporate or municipal bond, lower than B and higher than CC.


c.c.c. British  

abbreviation

  1. cwmni cyfyngedig cyhoeddus; a public limited company in Wales

"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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While CCC bonds have seen losses this year, it’s a relatively small segment of the U.S. high-yield bond market.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 19, 2026

Worries over weaker borrowers are reflected in the “spread,” or extra compensation investors earn on CCC bonds relative to the prevailing Treasury rate.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 14, 2026

Shares of CCC Intelligent Solutions jump following a report that said Elliott Investment Management and a private equity firm were eyeing an acquisition.

From Barron's ● Oct. 12, 2026

As far back as 2012, the independent CCC warned of "more frequent wildfires due to warmer and drier conditions".

From BBC ● Sep. 29, 2026

“Hard to tell, since it’s a secret organization. However, the Capital Citizens’ Council, or CCC, is not a secret club.

From "The Lions of Little Rock" by Kristin Levine

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