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cba

cba is the alternative letter-case form of CBA.

Noun capitalized: CBA

CBA (countable and uncountable, plural CBAs)

  1. (abbreviation, initialism) Initialism of collective bargaining agreement.
  2. (abbreviation, initialism) Initialism of cost-benefit analysis.
  3. (abbreviation, initialism) Initialism of currency board arrangement.
  4. (Ireland, abbreviation, initialism) Initialism of classroom-based assessment.
  5. (abbreviation, initialism, Australian rules football) Initialism of centre bounce attendance.

Proper noun capitalized: CBA

CBA

  1. (abbreviation, initialism) Initialism of County Bar Association.
  2. (Australia, abbreviation, initialism) Initialism of Commonwealth Bank of Australia
  3. (abbreviation, initialism) Initialism of Consumer Brands Association.
    • The memo did not contain an explicit commitment to remove all artificial dyes by the end of 2026, as Kennedy called for on Tuesday, but the proposal said CBA members were committed to "supporting agency actions."2025 April 22, Sony Salzman, Cheyenne Haslett, Will McDuffie, and Mary Kekatos, “RFK Jr. unveils plan to phase out 8 artificial food dyes in the US”, in ABC News

Phrase capitalized: CBA

CBA

  1. (UK, abbreviation, initialism, slang, vulgar) Initialism of can't be arsed.
    • And I've seen many examples of abysmal wordwrapping... Me, I CBA changing it, and you really need initials to be used all the time to work properly, else stuff gets mis-attributed.1996 April 21, Kieron, “Re: olrs and message form”, in alt.fan.douglas-adams (Usenet), retrieved 02 Jul 2016, message-ID <Dq8E6q.JwB@spuddy.mew.co.uk>
    • Each to their own eh Paul? Personally I like WS-FTP TEST version with just the two windows, and more importantly I CBA transferring over all the sites to anything new :o)1996 April 23, Derek James, “Re: Internet Software”, in demon.ip.support.win95 (Usenet), retrieved 02 Jul 2016, message-ID <317d2ceb.4692859@news.demon.co.uk>
  2. (US, abbreviation, initialism, slang) Initialism of can't be asked.

Forms of cba

Noun
pluralCBAs
Phrase
alternative formcba

Questions about cba

What is cba the alternative letter-case form of?
Cba is the alternative letter-case form of CBA.
What part of speech is cba?
Cba can be a noun, a proper noun or a phrase.
What is the plural of cba?
The plural of cba is CBAs.

Words near cba in the dictionary

  1. cañóns
  2. Cașin
  3. CB
  4. CB radio
  5. CB radios
  6. cba
  7. Cbabi
  8. CBAM
  9. CBAMs
  10. CBAO
  11. cbar

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