Definition of DBA
Initialism
DBA
- (business) doing business as; used to indicate the public alias of a business legally constituted under a different name
His company is "Simon Enterprises, Inc. (2007)", dba "Simon's Party Spot".
His company has done business under a succession of dbas because he can't settle on a good name.
Further reading
The phrase "doing business as" (abbreviated DBA, dba or d/b/a) is a legal term used in the United States, meaning that the trade name, or fictitious business name, under which the business or operation is conducted and presented to the world is not the legal name of the legal person (or persons) who actually own it and are responsible for it. In other countries the expressions operating as (abbreviated o/a) or trading as (abbreviated T/A) are used for a similar purpose. The desired name might not have been registrable, or the business might be owned by another company, franchisee, or a sole proprietorship, resulting in all legally binding transactions taking place on behalf of the trading as name.
The distinction between an actual and a "fictitious" name is important because businesses with "fictitious" names give no obvious indication of the entity that is legally responsible for their operation.
See doing business as for more information
References:
- Wiktionary. Published under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
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