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ABD is a three-letter acronym that may refer to:

• ACCO Brands (NYSE stock symbol ABD)
• Abadan Airport, in Abadan, Iran (IATA airport code ABD)
• ABD (TV station), the Australian Broadcasting Corporation's Darwin TV station
• ABD Insurance & Financial, a northern California-based insurance and financial services broker
• Aberdeen railway station (station code ABD), a railway station in Aberdeen, Scotland, United Kingdom
• Doctor of Philosophy, All But Dissertation, a graduate student who has completed all the coursework and comprehensive examinations for a Ph.D. but has not written and submitted the dissertation
• "Amerika Birleşik Devletleri", the Turkish acronym for the United States
• Association of British Drivers, a British motorists' advocacy group
• Av Beit Din, a title used for the Chief Rabbi of a Jewish community
• Avanti BMX Development, a brand name from Avanti (bicycle manufacturer)

See also

• Abd (Arabic), an Arabic word meaning one who is totally subordinated

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Definition from Wiktionary, a free dictionary

English

Initialism

ABD

1. (academics) All but dissertation: A description of the status of a doctoral student who has completed all PhD degree requirements except the doctoral dissertation.
   • 2001, John Siegfried and Wendy Stock, "So You Want to Earn a Ph.D. in Economics?: How Long Do You Think It Will Take?" The Journal of Human Resources, vol. 36, no. 2, p. 366:

     The most common reason for such episodes is that a student takes a job before completing a thesis, usually after attaining ABD (all but dissertation) status.

Synonyms

• abt

Anagrams

• Anagrams of abd
• ADB
• bad
• BDA
• dab, DAB
• dba, DBA, D.B.A.

Turkish

Abbreviation

ABD

1. "Amerika Birleşik Devletleri", United States of America.

Declension

See also

• Amerika
• Amerika Birleşik Devletleri