GB

1 of 2

noun

: sarin

GB

2 of 2

abbreviation

1
gigabyte
2
Great Britain

Examples of GB in a Sentence

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Noun
Nine of the 20 GB Snowsport athletes headed to Milan Cortina were born and/or raised abroad — growing up with better access to snow and in areas where snowsports were part of the culture. Liam Tharme, New York Times, 30 Jan. 2026 Raising the base storage model also gives the company a way to kill off its double storage perk, which typically bumps up from 128GB to 256GB for free if buyers pre-order. Janhoi McGregor, Forbes.com, 28 Jan. 2026 Best Buy has marked down the 13.8-inch Microsoft Surface Laptop with a Snapdragon X Plus processor, 16GB of RAM, and a 512GB SSD for the day. Cameron Faulkner, The Verge, 20 Jan. 2026 Depending on the formatting of the footage, a 500GB hard drive can hold anywhere from 75 to 300 hours of content. Bestreviews, Mercury News, 19 Jan. 2026 See All Example Sentences for GB

Word History

Etymology

Noun

code name

First Known Use

Noun

1961, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of GB was in 1961

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“GB.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/GB. Accessed 1 Feb. 2026.

Medical Definition

GB

1 of 2 noun
: sarin

GB

2 of 2 abbreviation
gallbladder
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