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DBA

DBA

3 8.3
A name a company uses to do business that is different from its legal name
  • noun
  • Jargon
translation icon : nombre comercial
  • When starting a company, you may choose a DBA that reflects your brand better than your legal name.

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Examples

  • Interestingly, one tax lien mentions as a DBA "George Munton Tate," confirming "Munton" as one of Tate's AKAs.

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  • We have not had this high number of DBAs attend our monthly meeting in a long time.

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  • Seven of them are listed on the company's DBA.

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  • Most students who opt to pursue a DBA will need to narrow down the field and choose a specialization.

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  • But if you are a DBA/Sole Proprietor, they can sue you and take your private assets.

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  • The cafe operates under a DBA, allowing it to serve coffee under a different name.

  • To attract more customers, the business registered a DBA for its new online store.

Synonyms

trade name
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2 2.9

A name a company gives to a product or service to sell it

is the corporate operating label used for general business identity rather than product branding
assumed name
vsDBA
  • Formal
1 6.9

A name a business uses that is different from its legal name

is the corporate trading label used instead of the formal registered name
fictitious name
vsDBA
  • Formal
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A name a business uses that is not its legal registered name

is the corporate name used for business instead of the legal registered name
doing business as
vsDBA
  • Formal
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A name a business uses that is not its legal name

is used by corporations to conduct business under a different registered name

Surface Forms

DBA singular
DBAs plural

Etymology

The word DBA comes from the phrase doing business as, and it names the public trade name a company uses instead of its legal name. A helpful way to remember it is to think of a DBA as the business version of 'also known as', and the company 'does business as' that name, which is why you see DBAs on signs and contracts.