bac

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noun

A broad, flat-bottomed ferryboat, usually worked by a rope.

OriginFrench bac →
Less commonScrabble 7
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Meanings

bac1

nounbac (plural bacs)

plural bacs

  1. A broad, flat-bottomed ferryboat, usually worked by a rope.
  2. A vat or cistern.

bac2

nounbac (plural bacs)

plural bacs

  1. abbreviationclippingClipping of baccalaureate.

BAC3

nounBAC (countable and uncountable, plural BACs)

plural BACs

  1. abbreviationcountableinitialismuncountableInitialism of blood alcohol concentration or blood alcohol content.
  2. abbreviationcountableinitialismuncountableInitialism of born-again Christian.
  3. abbreviationcountableinitialismuncountablemedicineInitialism of bronchioloalveolar carcinoma.
  4. abbreviationcountableinitialismuncountablebiologyInitialism of bacterial artificial chromosome.
  5. abbreviationcountableuncountableAbbreviation of budget at completion.
proper noun
  1. abbreviationinitialismInitialism of British Aircraft Corporation.
  2. abbreviationinitialismInitialism of Bureau of Anti-Corruption.
  3. abbreviationinitialismbusinessInitialism of Bank of America Corporation.

    By comparison, the S&P 500 has soared 29% over that span and rival bank Bank of America (BAC)has spiked 74%.

    2019 March 28, Matt Egan, “Wells Fargo CEO Tim Sloan steps down suddenly”, in CNN Business

Origin

  1. Frenchbac
  2. Englishbac

Borrowed from French bac.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

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Cite this entry
APA

bac. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bac

MLA

“bac.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bac. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “bac,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bac.

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