HBC

ˌeɪtʃbiːˈsiː

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Definition of HBC - Reverso English Dictionary

Acronym

acr: Hudson's Bay Company

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large Canadian retail business

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HBC opened a new store downtown to attract more customers.

acr: hormonal birth control

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medicine to stop having babies for a while

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Many women trust HBC to prevent pregnancy effectively.

birth control

contraceptive

acr: health and beauty care

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products for personal health and beauty

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She went to the store for HBC items.

personal care

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Examples of HBC in a sentence

Many Canadians shop at HBC for quality goods.
Doctors often prescribe HBC for various health reasons.
She discussed the benefits of HBC with her gynecologist.
The HBC aisle is next to the pharmacy.
He stocked up on HBC products during the sale.

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French:HBC, pilule contraceptive hormonale, ...
German:HBC, Hormonelle Verhütung, ...
Italian:HBC, contraccezione ormonale, ...
Spanish:Compañía de la Bahía de Hudson, HBC, ...
Portuguese:Companhia da Baía de Hudson, HBC, ...
Chinese:哈德逊湾公司, 激素避孕, ...
Japanese:ハドソンズ・ベイ・カンパニー, ホルモン避妊薬, ...
Arabic:شركة خليج هدسون, وسائل منع الحمل الهرمونية, ...
Hebrew:חֶבְרַת הַדָּסוֹן בֵּיי, מְנִיעַת הֵרָיוֹן הוֹרְמוֹנָלִית, ...
Russian:Гудзонов залив, гормональная контрацепция, ...
Ukrainian:HBC, гормональна контрацепція, ...
Hindi:हडसन बे की खुदरा कंपनी, हार्मोनल जन्म नियंत्रण, ...
Bengali:হাডসনের বে কোম্পানি, এইচবিসি, ...
Catalan:HBC, anticoncepció hormonal, ...
Czech:Hudsonova zátoková společnost, hormonální antikoncepce, ...
Danish:HBC, hormonel prævention, ...
Dutch:HBC, hormonale anticonceptie, ...
Greek:HBC, ορμονική αντισύλληψη, ...
Hungarian:Hudson's Bay Company, hormonális fogamzásgátlás, ...
Khmer:ក្រុមហ៊ុនហ៊ុដសិនបេ, ការពន្យារកំណើតដោយអរម៉ូន, ...
Korean:허드슨 베이 컴퍼니, HBC, ...
Persian:شرکت خرده‌فروشی هادسون بی, کنترل هورمونی بارداری, ...
Polish:HBC, hormonalna antykoncepcja, ...
Portuguese (BR):HBC, controle hormonal de natalidade, ...
Romanian:HBC, contraceptive hormonale, ...
Swedish:HBC, hormonella preventivmedel, ...
Thai:HBC, การคุมกำเนิดฮอร์โมน, ...
Turkish:Hudson's Bay Şirketi, hormonal doğum kontrolü, ...
Vietnamese:HBC, thuốc tránh thai nội tiết tố, ...

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