Showing results for SME. Search instead for SUME.

SME

British

abbreviation

Suriname (international car registration)

"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

Example Sentences

Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.

"So when you download software, when an SME uses the cloud, when a freelancer sells a design service abroad, there are no taxes at the border," she said.

From Barron's • Mar. 27, 2026

The European Digital SME Alliance, a trade group, said almost 80 percent of Europe’s digital tech is imported.

From Slate • Feb. 13, 2026

At the same time, Laurentian Bank entered a deal with National Bank to divest its retail and SME banking portfolios, as well as its syndicated loan portfolio.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 2, 2025

Business Secretary Kemi Badenoch said almost every job in the UK was owed to "what is, or what previously was, an SME", describing them as the "engines of economic growth".

From BBC • Mar. 17, 2024

Spanish Interior Ministry denied anyone had missed a flight at the airport, which is operated by Aena SME.

From Reuters • Jun. 7, 2022

Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023