BETTER BUSINESS BUREAU

Meaning of BETTER BUSINESS BUREAU in English

any of a nationwide system of local organizations, supported by business, whose function is to receive and investigate customer complaints of dishonest business practices. Abbr.: BBB

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BETTER BUSINESS BUREAU — Any of several U.S., Puerto Rican, and Canadian organizations formed to protect communities from unfair, misleading, or fraudulent advertising and …
Английский словарь Британика
BETTER BUSINESS BUREAU — trademark — used for a bureau maintained by businessmen in a town or city for keeping up local standards of …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
BETTER BUSINESS BUREAU — any of several American and Canadian organizations formed to protect communities from unfair, misleading, or fraudulent advertising and selling practices. …
Britannica English vocabulary
BETTER BUSINESS BUREAU — ˌBetter ˈBusiness ˌBureau, the BrE AmE trademark a US organization for businesses and their customers. When customers believe they have …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
BETTER BUSINESS BUREAU — Any of several U.S., Puerto Rican, and Canadian organizations formed to protect communities from unfair, misleading, or fraudulent advertising and …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
BETTER BUSINESS BUREAU — сокр. BBB эк., амер. Бюро по улучшению деловой практики*, Бюро по совершенствоанию бизнеса* (некоммерческая организация, основанная в 1916 г. крупными предпринимателями, …
Новый Англо-Русский толковый словарь по маркетингу и торговле
BUREAU — [c mediumvioletred] (as used in expressions) Alcohol Tobacco and Firearms Bureau of Better Business Bureau credit bureau Federal Bureau of …
Английский словарь Британика
BETTER — I. ˈbed.ə(r), -etə- adjective, comparative of good Etymology: Middle English bettre, from Old English betera; akin to Old High German …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
BUSINESS — ˈbiznə̇s, -nə̇z, rapid or substand ˈbidnə̇- or ˈbinə̇-; sometimes ÷ ˈbiz ə nə̇- noun ( -es ) Usage: often attributive …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
BUREAU — ˈbyu̇(ˌ)rō, ˈbyü- also especially when no pause follows -_rə noun ( plural bureaus also bureaux ) Etymology: French, office, desk, …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
BUSINESS — /biz"nis/ , n. 1. an occupation, profession, or trade: His business is poultry farming. 2. the purchase and sale of …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
BUREAU — /byoor"oh/ , n. , pl. bureaus, bureaux /byoor"ohz/ . 1. a chest of drawers, often with a mirror at the …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
BETTER — better 1 /bet"euhr/ , adj., compar. of good with best as superl. 1. of superior quality or excellence: a better …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
BETTER — I. ˈbe-tər adjective, comparative of good Etymology: Middle English bettre, from Old English betera; akin to Old English bōt remedy, …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
BUSINESS — ˈbid- noun Usage: often attributive Etymology: Middle English bisynesse, from bisy busy + -nesse -ness Date: 14th century 1. archaic …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
BUREAU — noun originally, a desk or writing table with drawers for papers. 2. bureau ·noun a chest of drawers for clothes, …
Webster English vocab
BETTER — noun one who bets or lays a wager. 2. better (·comp) more correctly or thoroughly. 3. better ·adj greater in …
Webster English vocab
BETTER — [bet.ter] adj, comparative of good [ME bettre, fr. OE betera; akin to OE bot remedy, Skt bhadra fortunate] (bef. 12c) …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
BUREAU — in the United States, a chest of drawers; in Europe a writing desk, usually with a hinged writing flap that …
Britannica English vocabulary
BUREAU — bureau BrE AmE ˈbjʊər əʊ ˈbjɔːr-; bju ə ˈrəʊ AmE ˈbjʊr oʊ —French [ by ʁo ] ▷ bureau|s, ~x …
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
BUSINESS — / ˈbɪznəs; NAmE / noun TRADE 1. [ U ] the activity of making, buying, selling or supplying goods or …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
BUREAU — / ˈbjʊərəʊ; NAmE ˈbjʊroʊ/ noun ( pl. bur·eaux or bur·eaus / -rəʊz; NAmE -roʊz/) 1. ( BrE ) a desk …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
BETTER — / ˈbetə(r); NAmE / adjective , adverb , noun , verb ■ adjective (comparative of good ) 1. of a …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
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Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
BUREAU — bu ‧ reau /ˈbjʊərəʊ $ ˈbjʊroʊ/ BrE AmE noun ( plural bureaus or bureaux /-rəʊz $ -roʊz/) [countable] [ Date: …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
BETTER — I. bet ‧ ter 1 S1 W1 /ˈbetə $ -ər/ BrE AmE adjective [ Language: Old English ; Origin: betera …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
BUSINESS — n. 1 one's regular occupation, profession, or trade. 2 a thing that is one's concern. 3 a a task or …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
BETTER — adj., adv., n., & v. --adj. (compar. of GOOD). 1 of a more excellent or outstanding or desirable kind (a …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
BUSINESS — n. 1 one's regular occupation, profession, or trade. 2 a thing that is one's concern. 3 a a task or …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
BETTER — adj., adv., n., & v. adj. (compar. of GOOD). 1 of a more excellent or outstanding or desirable kind (a …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
BUSINESS — n.1 one's regular occupation, profession, or trade. 2 a thing that is one's concern. 3 a a task or duty. …
Oxford English vocab
BETTER — 1. adj., adv., n., & v. --adj. (compar. of GOOD). 1. of a more excellent or outstanding or desirable kind …
Oxford English vocab
BUSINESS
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
BUREAU — Note: The usual plural in British English is 'bureaux'. The usual plural in American English is 'bureaus'. 1. A bureau …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
BETTER — ( betters, bettering, bettered) Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. 1. Better is …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
BUREAU — Note: The usual plural in British English is '~x'. The usual plural in American English is '~s'. 1. A ~ …
Collins COBUILD - Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык
BUSINESS — noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a business appointment ▪ Dennis had an early-morning business appointment with a client. a business …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
BUREAU — noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES an advice centre/service/desk/bureau ▪ They offer a 24-hour advice service to customers. bureau de change …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
BETTER — I. adjective COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a better/greater/deeper understanding ▪ All of this will lead to a better understanding of …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
BUREAU — n. Communist Information Bureau Alcohol Tobacco and Firearms Bureau of Better Business Bureau credit bureau Federal Bureau of Investigation Freedmen's …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
BETTER — See: ALL BETTER, DISCRETION IS THE BETTER PART OF VALOR, FOR BETTER OR WORSE, FOR THE BETTER, GET THE BETTER …
Slang English vocab
BUREAU — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ federal , government (both AmE ) ▪ census ( AmE ), citizen's advice ( BrE ), credit …
Oxford Collocations English Dictionary
BUSINESS — INDEX: 1. the work that companies do 2. the amount of business a company is doing 3. relating to business …
Longman Activator English vocab
BUSINESS — See ↑ BUSINESS 1,2,3, ↑ COMPANY 1, ↑ HAPPEN 9, ↑ JOB 1, ↑ SUBJECT 1, ↑ WORK 1 ◆◆◆ …
Longman Activator English vocab
BETTER — See ↑ BETTER 1,4 ◆◆◆ • ↑ be better • ↑ do better • ↑ feel better • ↑ get …
Longman Activator English vocab
BETTER — INDEX: 1. better than someone or something else 2. very much better than someone or something 3. to reach a …
Longman Activator English vocab
BUREAU — n. 25B6; noun an oak bureau : DESK, writing table, secretaire, escritoire; Brit. davenport. a marriage bureau : AGENCY, service, …
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
BETTER — n. 25B6; adjective better facilities : SUPERIOR, finer, of higher quality; preferable; informal a cut above, streets ahead, head and …
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
BUREAU — n. 1 Brit (writing-)desk, US chest of drawers, chest, dresser, chifferobe, chiffonier Simon has a beautiful antique bureau in his …
Oxford Thesaurus English vocab
BETTER — adj. 1 superior You're a better man than I am, Gunga Din Can you suggest a better investment than the …
Oxford Thesaurus English vocab
BETTER — See: ALL BETTER, DISCRETION IS THE BETTER PART OF VALOR, FOR BETTER OR WORSE, FOR THE BETTER, GET THE BETTER …
Словарь английских идиом
BETTER — I adverb 1 BAD : You better make sure you're not late again. GOOD : You'd better make sure you're …
Longman Common Errors English vocabulary
BUSINESS
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
BUREAU — ╜ Bureau of Mines Bureau of Standards American Bureau of Standards National Bureau of Standards
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
BUREAU — сущ. 1) бюро, комитет, отдел, отделение, управление news bureau ≈ служба новостей service bureau ≈ бюро услуг travel bureau ≈ …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
BETTER — держащий пари лучший; лучшее - one's *s высшие по положению, вышестоящие лица; старшие - to change for the * измениться …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
BUSINESS
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
BUREAU — bureau.ogg ʹbjʋ(ə)rəʋ n 1. 1> бюро information bureau - справочное /информационное/ бюро Federal Bureau of Investigation - амер. Федеральное бюро …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
BETTER — better.ogg _I ʹbetə n держащий пари _II 1. ʹbetə n лучший; лучшее one's betters - высшие по положению, вышестоящие лица; …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
BUSINESS — I business сущ.буквально означает "занятость", см. busy1) какая-л. активность, деятельность а) дело, занятие; то, чем кто-л. занят в данный момент, …
Англо-Русский словарь Tiger
BUSINESS
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
BETTER — _I ʹbetə n держащий пари _II 1. ʹbetə n лучший; лучшее one's betters - высшие по положению, вышестоящие лица; старшие …
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
BUSINESS — I ˈbɪznəs сущ. 1) а) дело, занятие; работа What a business it is to run a government! — Управлять правительством …
Англо-Русский словарь по общей лексике
BUREAU — сущ. 1) бюро, комитет, отдел, отделение, управление news bureau — служба новостей service bureau — бюро услуг travel bureau — …
Англо-Русский словарь по общей лексике

Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary

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