Meanings
- abbreviationinitialismeducationInitialism of International Baccalaureate.
The IB is widely regarded as being an academically challenging, broader-based option than A-levels in three or perhaps four specific subjects. The university admissions service counts the top IB score as equivalent to six A grade A-levels.
2006 November 30, Alexandra Smith, “Johnson unveils exam reform plans”, in The Guardian, archived from the original on 24 Aug 2025 - abbreviationinitialismbusinessInitialism of investment banking.
plural IBs
- educationAn International Baccalaureate program
- abbreviationinitialismgovernmentInitialism of integrated battlefield.
- abbreviationinitialismmedicineInitialism of infectious bronchitis.
- SinglishabbreviationinitialismInitialism of internet brigade.
But — the PAP’s IB has a digital weapon that the non-PAP IB doesn’t — the POFMA.
2020 July 6, “Is the Internet Brigade allegedly under PAP working OT to undermine alternative parties?”, in The Online Citizen, archived from the original on 03 Jun 2023
- InternetabbreviationinitialismartInitialism of inspired by.
Synonyms & antonyms
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IB. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/IB
“IB.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/IB. Accessed November 2, 2026.
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