IB

I1B3

noun

An International Baccalaureate program

CommonScrabble 4

Meanings

proper noun
  1. 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
  2. abbreviationinitialismbusinessInitialism of investment banking.
nounIB (plural IBs)

plural IBs

  1. educationAn International Baccalaureate program
  2. abbreviationinitialismgovernmentInitialism of integrated battlefield.
  3. abbreviationinitialismmedicineInitialism of infectious bronchitis.
  4. 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
preposition
  1. InternetabbreviationinitialismartInitialism of inspired by.

Synonyms & antonyms

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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