Meaning of b In English

• 0 written abbreviation for billion

• 1 written abbreviation for born :

  • John Winston Lennon (b. 9 October 1940, Liverpool, d. 8 December 1980, New York).

• 2 the second letter of the English alphabet

• 3 in Western music, the seventh note in the scale (= series of notes) that begins on the note C, or a set of notes based on this note

• 4 a mark that means very good, given to something of satisfactory quality, esp. school work:

  • Mrs. Madden gave me a B on my essay for English.

• 5 written abbreviation for billion :

  • The company lost $3b last year.