Forbes

[ fawrbz ]

/ fɔrbz /

Save This Word!

noun

B(ertie) C(harles), 1880–1954, U.S. financial journalist, publisher, and financier.

Esther, 1894?–1967, U.S. novelist.

George William, 1869–1947, New Zealand statesman: prime minister 1930–35.

QUIZ

THINGAMABOB OR THINGUMMY: CAN YOU DISTINGUISH BETWEEN THE US AND UK TERMS IN THIS QUIZ?

Do you know the difference between everyday US and UK terminology? Test yourself with this quiz on words that differ across the Atlantic.

Question 1 of 7

In the UK, COTTON CANDY is more commonly known as…

candystring

candyfloss

candypuff

TAKE THE QUIZ TO FIND OUT

Words nearby Forbes

foray, forb, forbade, forbear, forbearance, Forbes, Forbes-Robertson, for better or for worse, forbid, forbiddance, forbidden

Dictionary.com Unabridged Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023

How to use Forbes in a sentence

I think she made something like a $70 million deal and ended up on the cover of Forbes from Real Housewives of New York.
Kenya Moore Spills the Tea on Phaedra|Joshua Eferighe|February 18, 2021|Ozy
“We want to be able to look at that core audience and figure out what they do across all our platforms,” said Alyson Williams, Forbes’s svp of digital strategy and operations.
After 18 months in the oven, Forbes’s first party data play hits the market|Max Willens|February 16, 2021|Digiday
He teaches at Temple University, and wrote a column for Forbes on global education and digital play from 2012 to 2017.
We Need More Feminist Dads - Issue 95: Escape|Jordan Shapiro|February 3, 2021|Nautilus
“Gig companies argued that making drivers employees would raise prices, but fees are still going up anyway,” Forbes noted.
Sacramento Report: Fees Are the New Front in the Delivery Driver War|Sara Libby|January 22, 2021|Voice of San Diego

His main morning task, he told Forbes years later, was to “go straight to a day of dusty labor and try not to get kicked by an animal.”
Who is Intel’s new CEO, Pat Gelsinger|Aaron Pressman|January 13, 2021|Fortune
Today, Forbes announced that Justin Bieber is the highest earning young entertainer under 30.
Justin Bieber Isn’t Even 21, Yet Makes More Money Than Meryl Streep|Amy Zimmerman|November 25, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Then, in 1985, du Pont turned his attention (and Forbes-estimated $200 million fortune) to wrestling.
Foxcatcher’s Real-Life Psycho Killer|Marlow Stern|November 18, 2014|DAILY BEAST
The Forbes has already taken her on a ride in his private jet.
Russia’s Gold Digger Academy|Peter Pomerantsev|November 11, 2014|DAILY BEAST
At 5:00 a.m. the clubs get going properly; the Forbes stumble down from their loggias, grinning and swaying tipsily.
Russia’s Gold Digger Academy|Peter Pomerantsev|November 11, 2014|DAILY BEAST
And then you realize how equal the Forbes and the girls really are.
Russia’s Gold Digger Academy|Peter Pomerantsev|November 11, 2014|DAILY BEAST
James Forbes, in his "Oriental Memoirs," relates a striking instance of this kind.
Man And His Ancestor|Charles Morris
Davie boy, I wish you would get up early to-morrow morning,” said Mrs. Forbes; “I want your help in sending out some valentines.
Dew Drops, Vol. 37, No. 7, February 15, 1914|Various
(who maintains they were implicitly observed); Throkmorton, in Forbes, State Papers, ii.
History of the Rise of the Huguenots|Henry Baird
Smith was consequently arrested, and tried before the late Sir Francis Forbes.
The Mysteries of All Nations|James Grant
Simple bamboo arches crossing the road greeted us everywhere, Mr. Forbes punctiliously raising his hat under every one.
The Head Hunters of Northern Luzon From Ifugao to Kalinga|Cornelis De Witt Willcox

British Dictionary definitions for Forbes

Forbes

/ (fɔːbz) /

noun

George William . 1869–1947, New Zealand statesman; prime minister of New Zealand (1930–35)

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