BDC

B3D2C3

Initialism of bullet drop compensation.

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Meanings

nounBDC (countable and uncountable, plural BDCs)

plural BDCs

  1. abbreviationcountableinitialismuncountableballisticsInitialism of bullet drop compensation.
  2. abbreviationcountableinitialismuncountableengineeringInitialism of bottom dead centre/bottom dead center.
  3. abbreviationcountableinitialismuncountablebusinessInitialism of business development company.

    Private credit deals, as the name suggests, are not public, but the loans held by related business development companies, or B.D.C.s, are seen as a proxy for the industry.

    2026 February 6, Mike IsaacJoe Rennison, Maureen Farrell, “The Dark Side of A.I. Weighs on Tech Stocks”, in The New York Times, →ISSN
adverbBDC (not comparable)
  1. abbreviationinitialismnot comparabledanceInitialism of backing diagonally to the center.

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
bottom dead center

Rhymes & wordplay

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APA

BDC. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/BDC

MLA

“BDC.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/BDC. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “BDC,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/BDC.

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