GB

1 of 2

noun

: sarin

GB

2 of 2

abbreviation

1
gigabyte
2
Great Britain

Examples of GB in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web
Noun
British politician Penny Mordaunt, a minister in Rishi Sunak’s Conservative government, said during a Tuesday appearance on GB News that the 75-year-old monarch is happy to get back to work. Nardine Saad, Los Angeles Times, 7 May 2024 Speaking of, the base storage now starts at 256 GB. Brenda Stolyar, WIRED, 7 May 2024 Despite the fresh looks, the base 128GB model still costs $499. Iyaz Akhtar, PCMAG, 7 May 2024 The 2021 Kindle Paperwhite with ads and 16GB of storage starts at $114.99 ($35 off) at Amazon, Best Buy, and Target, while even the base Kindle Scribe is down to a new all-time low starting at $239.99 ($100 off) at Amazon and Target. Sheena Vasani, The Verge, 6 May 2024 Encourage their creativity with this selfie camera, which is just $30 and comes with a 32GB memory card. Dorian Smith-Garcia, Parents, 25 Apr. 2024 The warning is in the wake of Ofcom finding last month that that five programs on the GB News channel featuring politicians as news presenters broke broadcasting due impartiality rules. Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 24 Apr. 2024 Panthers 7-round mock draft haul Second round (33rd overall pick): Xavier Worthy, WR, Texas Trade with Packers: CAR trades the 39th overall pick (via NYG) to GB for 41st (via NYJ) and 126th overall picks. Mike Kaye, Charlotte Observer, 24 Apr. 2024 Its current weekly ad features a Microsoft Surface laptop — 14.4 inch screen, 16GB RAM and 512GB of storage — discounted from around $2,100 to around $1,800. Roxana Popescu, San Diego Union-Tribune, 23 Apr. 2024

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Word History

Etymology

Noun

code name

First Known Use

Noun

1961, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
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 13 May. 2024.

Medical Definition

GB

1 of 2 noun
: sarin

GB

2 of 2 abbreviation
gallbladder
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