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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
: 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
vsDBA
3 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
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
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

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.