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BTEC

BTEC is the initialism of Business and Technology Education Council.

Adjective

BTEC (not comparable)

  1. (UK, slang) Low-quality or inferior.

Synonyms of BTEC

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Forms of BTEC

pluralBTECs

Origin of BTEC

The adjective derives from the belief, held by some students, that BTEC qualifications are easier than other equivalent qualifications.

Questions about BTEC

What does BTEC mean?
BTEC means low-quality or inferior.
What is BTEC the initialism of?
BTEC is the initialism of Business and Technology Education Council.
What part of speech is BTEC?
BTEC is an adjective.

Words near BTEC in the dictionary

  1. BTDT
  2. BTDTBTTS
  3. BTDTGTTS
  4. btdubs
  5. BTE
  6. BTEC
  7. BTECs
  8. BTEs
  9. BTEX
  10. BTFO
  11. BTFP

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