dba

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noun

An alias of a business entity.

“Many dbas have used that mailbox service.”

Similar
assumed namefictitious nameDoing Business As
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Meanings

dba1

phrase
  1. abbreviationinitialismbusinessInitialism of doing business as: used to indicate the public alias of a business legally constituted under a different name.

    His company is "Simon Enterprises, Inc. (2007)", dba "Simon's Party Spot".

noundba (plural dbas)

plural dbas

  1. businessAn alias of a business entity.

    His company has done business under a succession of dbas because he can't settle on a good name.

  2. businessA business doing business under such an alias.

    Many dbas have used that mailbox service.

DBA2

nounDBA (plural DBAs)

plural DBAs

  1. abbreviationinitialismcomputingInitialism of database analyst.
  2. abbreviationinitialismcomputingInitialism of database administrator.
  3. abbreviationinitialismInitialism of daily benefit amount.
  4. abbreviationinitialismInitialism of dibenzylideneacetone.
  5. abbreviationinitialismbusinessInitialism of doctorate of business administration.
phrase
  1. alternativebusinessAlternative form of dba (“doing business as”).

Synonyms & antonyms

noun(law) a name under which a corporation conducts business that is not the legal name of the corporation as shown in its articles of incorporation

Similar
assumed namefictitious nameDoing Business As
Broader
name
Also see
assumed name

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

baddab
Cite this entry
APA

dba. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dba

MLA

“dba.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dba. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “dba,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dba.

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