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BDE

BDE

9.2
A salesperson who finds new clients and business opportunities
  • noun
  • Jargon
translation icon : desarrollador de negocios
  • As a BDE, she was responsible for identifying new business opportunities.

Examples

  • The company hired a new BDE to expand its client base in the region.

  • Many firms rely on a skilled BDE to drive their growth strategies.

  • The new BDE at the company has impressive credentials.

  • I just hired a talented BDE to expand our client base.

  • The company hired a new BDE to expand its client base in the region.

  • As a BDE, she was responsible for identifying new business opportunities.

  • Many firms rely on a skilled BDE to drive their growth strategies.

Surface Forms

BDE singular
BDEs plural

Morphology

BDE = business + development + executive (semi-transparent) = B + D + E

An initialism of 'Business Development Executive' — knowing the component words makes the occupational meaning clear. [Postprocessing: changed transparency from 'transparent' to 'semi-transparent' for abbreviation]

Etymology

BDE is short for Business Development Executive, from the simple words Business and Development. So a BDE is the person who 'develops' new clients and business opportunities.