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🎓 A university degree 💼 A business analyst
BA

BA

5 4.2
A person who studies business work and writes what is needed for computer projects
  • noun
  • Jargon
translation icon : analista de negocio
  • Ms. Curry holds a BS in journalism and a BA in anthropology from the University of Kansas.
  • BA concentration
  • BA in business
  • analysis of the BA

Examples

  • Cum Laude Brandeis University graduate with a BA in Business and International Global Studies.

    Blog text (15)

  • Steele graduated with a BA in reading as a K-12 reading specialist.

    Academic text (2015)

  • Sweetheart, you have a BA in Romance Languages.

    She's Having a Baby (1988)

  • I'm planning on getting my Associate's Degree in photography and a BA in business.

    Academic text (2009)

  • I am a financial analyst as well - BA in Finance and Master's in Accounting.

    Blog text (7)

  • She graduated with her BA from Howard University.

    The Burial (2023)

  • As a BA, she is responsible for improving the company's workflow and efficiency.

  • The project was delayed because the BA had not gathered all the necessary requirements.

  • During the meeting, the BA presented the findings from their recent analysis of the data.

Compounds

ba-dum ching
  • Informal
9.9

A short musical drum sound played after a joke to show it is funny

How Specialized

efficiency expert
  • Specialized
3 4.3
BA
  • Jargon
5 4.2
employee
∞ 1.3

Surface Forms

BA singular
BAs plural

Morphology

BA = B + A

This is an initialism (letters stand for 'Business Analyst'), not a productive morphological formation, so learners cannot derive the meaning from component morphemes in standard morphological terms.

Etymology

BA as a job name is a short form of Business Analyst, made from the words Business and Analyst, and an analyst is someone who 'studies' and 'explains' problems. So a BA is the person who studies how a company works and turns needs into clear instructions for projects.