B2B

American

[bee-tuh-bee] / ˈbi təˈbi /

Or B-to-B,

business-to-business (denoting business transactions over the internet).

B2B websites.

B2B British

abbreviation

business-to-business; denoting trade between commercial organizations rather than between businesses and private customers Compare B2C B2E

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Etymology

Origin of B2B

First recorded in 1990–95

Example Sentences

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But the analysts say the company’s “drivers such as international, payments, enterprise, B2B, and now agentic commerce, can sustain one of the best profitable growth profiles at scale in software and agentic AI.”

From The Wall Street Journal

Chief Executive Ariane Gorin said the B2B business is bringing in more revenue as more corporate travel customers, airlines and banks turn to Expedia for technology, inventory and tools to power their own booking platforms.

From The Wall Street Journal

“B2B has been the fastest growing,” Gorin said in a Thursday interview.

From The Wall Street Journal

About 38% of that revenue came from B2B, up from 33% a year before.

From The Wall Street Journal

B2B gross bookings jumped 24%, compared with the 5% bump in consumer bookings.

From The Wall Street Journal

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