Definitions for ABB
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Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:2.0 / 1 vote

1. Alex Boncayao Brigade, ABB, Revolutionary Proletarian Army, RPA-ABBnoun

   an urban hit squad and guerrilla group of the Communist Party in the Philippines; formed in the 1980s

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. abbnoun

   Among weavers, yarn for the warp. Hence, abb wool is wool for the abb.

2. abbnoun

   A rough wool from the inferior parts of the fleece.

3. abbnoun

   A filling pick in weaving.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Abbnoun

   The yarn on a weaver’s warp; a term among clothiers. Ephraim Chambers

WikipediaRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. ABB

   ABB Ltd. is a Swedish-Swiss multinational corporation headquartered in Zürich, Switzerland. The company was formed in 1988 when Sweden's Allmänna Svenska Elektriska Aktiebolaget (ASEA) and Switzerland's Brown, Boveri & Cie merged to create ASEA Brown Boveri, later simplified to the initials ABB. Both companies were established in the late 1800s and were major electrical equipment manufacturers, a business that ABB remains active in today. The company has also since expanded to robotics and automation technology. It is ranked 341st in the Fortune Global 500 list of 2018 and has been a global Fortune 500 company for 24 years. Until the sale of its Power Grids division in 2020, ABB was Switzerland's largest industrial employer.ABB is traded on the SIX Swiss Exchange in Zürich, Nasdaq Stockholm in Sweden, and the New York Stock Exchange in the United States.An ABB entity plead guilty for bid rigging in 2001, and the company has had 3 US Foreign Corrupt Practices Act bribing resolutions against it - in 2004, 2010, and 2022.

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1. abb

   ABB is a Swiss-Swedish multinational corporation headquartered in Zurich, Switzerland, operating mainly in robotics, power, heavy electrical equipment, and automation technology areas. It is ranked 341st in the Fortune Global 500 list (2018). It can also refer to a pattern of rhymes used in writing or poetry where the first and second lines don't rhyme with each other but both rhyme with the third line. Without additional context, it is challenging to provide an accurate definition.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Abbnoun

   among weavers, yarn for the warp. Hence, abb wool is wool for the abb

2. Etymology: [AS. web, b; pref. a- + web. See Web.]

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Abb

   ab, n. properly woof- or weft-yarn, but sometimes warp-yarn. [Pfx. a-, and Web.]

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1. ABB

   What does ABB stand for? -- Explore the various meanings for the ABB acronym on the Abbreviations.com website.

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1. ABB

   According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Abb is ranked #131379 in terms of the most common surnames in America.
   
   The Abb surname appeared 129 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 would have the surname Abb.
   
   88.3% or 114 total occurrences were White.
   5.4% or 7 total occurrences were of Hispanic origin.
   4.6% or 6 total occurrences were Black.

Matched Categories

1. • Terrorism
   • Terrorist Organization

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Anagrams for ABB »

1. B.B.A.

2. bab

How to pronounce ABB?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

How to say ABB in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of ABB in Chaldean Numerology is: 5

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of ABB in Pythagorean Numerology is: 5

Examples of ABB in a Sentence

1. Peter Dixon:

   That's going to make life very much more difficult for Swiss companies. The export-oriented manufacturers are going to take the biggest hit and cyclical stocks like ABB will be in the firing line.

2. Peter Voser:

   Age didn't a play a role. What is important is the experience, it's the focus, it's the empowerment of people, it's the way a person drives the businesses. That is what is important, age is not, as he is 60 I am happy to say he is at least committed to a minimum of five years, that is what we are all looking for to drive the transformation of ABB forward over the next few years.

3. Panagiotis Spiliopoulos:

   ABB is operationally executing very well while fighting an uphill battle on several fronts.

4. Peter Voser:

   To achieve our key financial targets, we will proceed with the divestment of ABB's Power Grids business as planned, simplify the organizational structure of the group and deliver cost savings.

5. Lars Foerberg:

   To start with, there needs to be an impartial, fact-based analysis of the division, as far as I can tell, that's what ABB is doing.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=ABB
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Abb
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=ABB
4. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abb
5. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
6. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/ABB
7. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=ABB
8. ^ Surnames Frequency by Census Records
   https://www.census.gov/topics/population/genealogy/data/2010_surnames.html
9. ^ Usage in printed sources
   https://books.google.com/ngrams/graph?content=ABB