Small Business Administration

[ smawl-biz-nis ad-min-uh-strey-shuhn ]

/ ˈsmɔl ˈbɪz nɪs æd mɪn əˌstreɪ ʃən /

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noun U.S. Government.

a federal agency, created in 1953, that supports the growth of small businesses with counseling, contracts, and capital from guaranteed loans. Abbreviation: SBA, S.B.A.

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How to use Small Business Administration in a sentence

In order for PPP loans to be forgiven, the federal Small Business Administration initially required borrowers to spend 75% of the funds on payroll over eight weeks.
This Company Got a $10 Million PPP Loan, Then Closed Its Plant and Moved Manufacturing Jobs to Mexico|by Lydia DePillis|June 30, 2021|ProPublica
Then, a city government official told him about the federal Small Business Administration, which guarantees loans to small companies.
The Government Is Here to Help Small Businesses — Unless They’re Cooperatives|by Lydia DePillis|June 7, 2021|ProPublica
For example, more than 1,000 Sonic Drive-In restaurants received PPP funds, accumulating more than $100 million in all, according to a Washington Post analysis of recently released Small Business Administration data.
Small-business loans to big companies prompt Congress to overhaul PPP rules|Jonathan O'Connell, Andrew Van Dam, Aaron Gregg, Alyssa Fowers|December 11, 2020|Washington Post
Something like fluoride, which is too small for normal filters, yanks away that feeling of agency.
Anti-Fluoriders Are The OG Anti-Vaxxers|Michael Schulson|July 27, 2016|DAILY BEAST

And yes, someone has already called Spencer a “Small Fry,” har har.
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It was seen by a small delegation of star-struck prelates and dignitaries who later described the film as “moving.”
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I was a little mystified at how benignly he responded to my questions about his business activities.
I Tried to Warn You About Sleazy Billionaire Jeffrey Epstein in 2003|Vicky Ward|January 7, 2015|DAILY BEAST
The judges who handle arraignments at criminal court in all five boroughs have a small fraction of their usual caseloads.
Shot Down During the NYPD Slowdown|Michael Daly|January 7, 2015|DAILY BEAST
The Duchess had also a tent for their sick men; so that we had a small town of our own here, and every body employed.
The Life and Most Surprising Adventures of Robinson Crusoe, of York, Mariner (1801)|Daniel Defoe
He remembered something—the cherished pose of being a man plunged fathoms-deep in business.
St. Martin's Summer|Rafael Sabatini
Suddenly, however, he became aware of a small black spot far ahead in the very middle of the unencumbered track.
The Joyous Adventures of Aristide Pujol|William J. Locke
He is perplexed and hindered by the lack of soldiers, but is doing his best with his small forces.
The Philippine Islands, 1493-1898, Volume XX, 1621-1624|Various
A small book, bound in full purple calf, lay half hidden in a nest of fine tissue paper on the dressing-table.
Hilda Lessways|Arnold Bennett