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B&E

B&E is the initialism of breaking and entering.

Meaning of breaking and entering

Noun

breaking and entering (uncountable)

  1. The crime of gaining unauthorized entry into another's property, usually by breaking part of a building (a lock, door, window, etc.)
    • Near-synonyms: break-in, housebreaking, shopbreaking

Questions about B&E

What is B&E the initialism of?
B&E is the initialism of breaking and entering.

Words near B&E in the dictionary

  1. b"r
  2. b&
  3. B&B
  4. B&Bs
  5. B&D
  6. B&E
  7. B&H
  8. B&L
  9. B&Ls
  10. B&M
  11. B&NES

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Adapted from Wiktionary: B&E (page history and authors); breaking and entering (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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