Meanings
cro1
cro2
CRO3
- abbreviationhobbiesAbbreviation of Croatia.
plural CROs
- abbreviationinitialismInitialism of Cathode-Ray Oscilloscope.
- abbreviationinitialismlife sciencesInitialism of Contract research organization.
This thesis deals in general with mergers & acquisitions in the CRO industry, and more specifically with reasons for M&A, success factors during the M&A process, and why M&A can fail in the Contract Research Organization industry.
2013, Jakob Miera, Mergers & Acquisitions in the Contract Research Organization Industry, GRIN Verlag, →ISBN, page 1 - abbreviationinitialismgovernmentInitialism of COMSEC responsible officer.
- abbreviationinitialismbusinessInitialism of conversion rate optimization.
- abbreviationinitialismbusinessInitialism of chief risk officer.
The chief risk officer (CRO) title first appeared in a 1988 Peat Marwick study on global capital markets. The first CRO was James Lam of GE Capital, in 1993.
2009, John Hampton, Fundamentals of Enterprise Risk Management […] , AMACOM, →ISBN, page 265 - abbreviationinitialismbusinessInitialism of chief reputation officer.
- abbreviationinitialismbusinessInitialism of chief restructuring officer.
Synonyms & antonyms
nounSynonym of bro (“a male comrade or friend”).
nounSynonym of marijuana.
More synonyms by meaning
nounelectronic equipment that provides visual images of varying electrical quantities
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
cro · noun
- Proto-Indo-European*gerbʰ-
- Proto-Indo-European*grebʰ-
- Proto-Indo-European*grébʰ-ōn ~ *grbʰ-n-ōs
- Proto-Germanic*krebô
- Proto-Germanic*kribjǭ
- Proto-West Germanic*kribbjā
- Old Englishcribb
- Middle Englishcrib
- Englishcrib
- EnglishCrip
- Englishc-
- Proto-Indo-European*bʰréh₂tēr
- Proto-Germanic*brōþēr
- Proto-West Germanic*brōþer
- Old Englishbrōþor
- Middle Englishbrother
- Englishbrotherclip.
- Englishbro
- Englishcro
Translations
Spanish OIC
- OICContract Research Organization
Rhymes & wordplay
Rhymes with cro
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Anagrams
Cite this entry
cro. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cro
“cro.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cro. Accessed November 2, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “cro,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cro.
Source: cro on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.