BU

Date "BU" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1862. (references)

"BU" is a common misspelling or typo for: be, boo, bud, bug, bum, bun, bur, bus, but, buy.

The following table is compiled from various sources, across various languages. When English abbreviations or acronyms come from a non-English source, this is noted.
Entry	Source	Expression	Field
BU	Danish	Budgetudvalget	Finance
BU	English	Burn-up	N/A
BU	French	Unité EBU	N/A
Bu	German	Buchse	Electrical Engineering
Bu.	English	Bushel	N/A
Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references).

Crosswords: BU

English words defined with "BU": dabble ♦ play around ♦ smatter. (references)

Specialty definitions using "BU": BARKER, Bu lai ya ♦ RSTS/E, RSTSE. (references)

Non-English Usage: "BU" is also a word in the following languages with English translations in parentheses.

French (drunk), Hungarian (to turn over), Scottish (is, 'twere, was, were, wert, would be), Turkish (present, quod, this), Turkmen (this), Wolof (which is).

Domain	Usage
Screenplays	I hate to disappoint you both, bu that's not a security camera, that's a smoke detector (Will & Grace; writing credit: Evan Weinstein)
Movie/TV Titles	Hayat mi bu (1972) Xing qi tian bu fang jia (1972) Dao bu liu ren (1971) Wo bu yao li hun (1970) Nu bu kuai (1969)
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Domain	Title
Books	Rohlf Intro to Economic Reasoning 3/E 1996 and Miller Economics Today Internet ACT 9/E 1997 Adhoc Bu (reference) The Home Office and Small Business Answer Book: Solutions to the Most Frequently Asked Questions About Starting and Running Home Offices and Small bu (reference) Computer systems and research automation : proceedings of the 9th International Conference "Systems for Automation of Engineering and Research" (SAER '95) and DECUS National Users Group Seminar '95 : September 24-26, 1995, St. Konstantin resort, Varna, Bu (reference) Gusa bu susu' : Western Subanon traditional folktale (reference) (more book examples)

Music	J'Ai Bien Mange, J'Ai Bien Bu [IMPORT] (reference) (more classical music examples; more popular music examples)
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Thumbnail	Description & Credit	Thumbnail	Description & Credit
	A strip of native grass combines with rows of shrubs and trees to form a protective riparian buffer along Bear Creek in Story County, Iowa. Tom Isenhart, a professor at Iowa State University and member of the ISU AgroEcology Team that helped design the bu. Credit: Lynn Betts.		Underway during her first Korean War deployment, circa August 1951-March 1952. Two F2H-2 "Banshees" of Fighter Squadron 172 (VF-172) are flying by in the foreground, preparing to land. Nearest plane is Bureau # 124954. The other is probably Bu # 124969. Credit: NAVY.
Source: pictures compiled by the editor from various references; see picture credits.

Title	Author	Quote
Les Miserables	Hugo, Victor	Pour avoir bu de grand matin La rosee a meme le thym, Deux moineaux etaient en ribote
Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

Subject	Topic	Quote
Health		Some scientists believe that a different gene mutation may account for this small number of cases, bu this has not been proven. (references)
Political Economy	Oman	The Sultanate of Oman is a monarchy that has been ruled by the Al Bu Sa'id family since the middle of the 18th century. (references)
Source: compiled by the editor from ICON Group International, Inc.; see credits.

"BU" is generally used as an unclassified items -- approximately 91.07% of the time. "BU" is used about 224 times out of a sample of 100 million words spoken or written in English. Its rank is based on over 700,000 words used in the English language. Some parts-of-speech are not covered due to the samples used by the British National Corpus. (note: percents less than one-hundredth of one percent have been omitted)

Parts of Speech	Percent	Usage per 100 Million Words	Rank in English
Unclassified Items	91.07%	204	21,327
Noun (proper)	4.91%	11	106,044
Noun (singular)	4.02%	9	117,287
Total	100.00%	224	N/A

Country	Name
South Korea	Sam Bu Construction Co., Ltd.
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Expressions using "BU": bu mutual agreement ♦ BU road. Additional references.
Hyphenated Usage
	Containing "BU": sha-bu-ot, sha-bu-oth.
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com.

Language		Translations for "BU"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses.
French		boisseau (bushel). (various references)

German		Scheffel (bushel, bushels). (various references)

Greek		bushel, bu, μέδιμνος. (various references)

Italian		staio (bushel). (various references)

Pig Latin		ubay.(various references)

Portuguese		alqueire (bushel), 13l,80. (various references)

Spanish		fanega. (various references)
Source: compiled by the editor from various translation references.

Language	Date	Source	1 Timothy Chapter 1, Verse 9
Greek (transliterated)	250 BC	Septuagint	EidwV touto oti dikaiw nomoV ou keitai anomoiV de kai anupotaktoiV asebesin kai amartwloiV anosioiV kai bebhloiV patralwaiV kai mhtralwaiV androfonoiV
Latin	405	Vulgate	Sciens hoc quia iusto lex non est posita sed iniustis et non subditis impiis et peccatoribus sceleratis et contaminatis patricidis et matricidis homicidis
Middle English	1395	Wyclif	And witinge this thing, that the lawe is not set to a iust man, but to vniust men and not suget, to wickid men and to synneris, to cursid men and defoulid, to sleeris of fadir, and sleeris of modir, to `men sleeris and lechouris,
Renaissance English	1526	Tyndale	Vnderstondinge this how yt the lawe is not geven vnto a righteous man bu vnto the vnrighteous and disobediet to the vngodly and to synners to vnholy and vnclean to murtherers of fathers and murtherers of mothers to manslears
Jacobean English	1611	King James	Knowing this, that the law is not made for a righteous man, but for the lawless and disobedient, for the ungodly and for sinners, for unholy and profane, for murderers of fathers and murderers of mothers, for manslayers,
Victorian English	1833	Webster	Knowing this, that the law is not made for a righteous man, but for the lawless and disobedient, for the ungodly and for sinners, for unholy and profane, for murderers of fathers, and murderers of mothers, for man-slayers,
Basic English	1964	Ogden	With the knowledge that the law is made, not for the upright man, but for those who have no respect for law and order, for evil men and sinners, for the unholy and those who have no religion, for those who put their fathers or mothers to death, for takers of life,
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Language	1 Timothy Chapter 1, Verse 9
Cebuano	ug makasabut nga ang kasugoan wala himoa alang sa mga tawong matarung kondili alang sa mga malinapason ug mga masupilon, alang sa mga dili diosnon ug sa mga makasasala, alang sa mga dili balaanon ug sa mga masipad-anon, alang sa mga managpatayg amahan ug sa mga managpatayg inahan, alang sa mga mamumuno,
Croatian	svjestan toga da je Zakon tu ne za pravednika nego za bezakonike i nepokornike, nepobožnike i grešnike, bezbožnike i svetogrdnike, ocoubojice i materoubojice, koljaèe,
Danish	idet man veed dette, at Loven ikke er sat for den retfærdige, men for lovløse og ulydige, ugudelige og Syndere, ryggesløse og vanhellige, for dem, som øve Vold imod deres Fader og Moder, for Manddrabere,
Dutch	En hij dit weet, dat den rechtvaardigen de wet niet is gezet, maar den onrechtvaardigen en den halsstarrigen, den goddelozen en den zondaren, den onheiligen en den ongoddelijken, den vadermoorders en den moedermoorders, den doodslagers,
Finnish	ja tiedetään, että lakia ei ole pantu vanhurskaalle, vaan laittomille ja niskoitteleville, jumalattomille ja syntisille, epähurskaille ja epäpyhille, isänsä tappajille ja äitinsä tappajille, murhamiehille,
French	sachant bien que la loi n`est pas faite pour le juste, mais pour les méchants et les rebelles, les impies et les pécheurs, les irréligieux et les profanes, les parricides, les meurtriers,
German	und weiß solches, daß dem Gerechten kein Gesetz gegeben ist, sondern den Ungerechten und Ungehorsamen, den Gottlosen und Sündern, den Unheiligen und Ungeistlichen, den Vatermördern und Muttermördern, den Totschlägern
Haitian Creole	Se pou nou chonje tou yo pa mete lalwa pou moun k'ap aji byen. Lalwa a se pou malveyan yo, pou moun k'ap fè rebèl, pou mechan yo, pou moun k'ap fè peche, pou moun ki pa gen respè ni pou Bondye ni pou larelijyon, pou moun k'ap touye manman yo ak papa yo, pou ansasen,
Indonesian-Bahasa Sehari-hari	Tentunya harus diingat bahwa hukum dibuat bukan terhadap orang baik, melainkan terhadap para pelanggar hukum, para penjahat, orang bejat, terhadap orang berdosa, orang tidak beragama, orang duniawi, terhadap orang yang membunuh ayah atau ibunya, para pembunuh pada umumnya,
Indonesian-Terjemahan Lama	serta menaruh insaf bahwa hukum itu diadakan bukannya bagi orang yang benar, melainkan bagi orang fasik dan yang tiada mau diperintahkan, bagi orang yang tiada beragama dan orang yang penuh dengan dosa, bagi orang yang najis dan yang mencela, bagi orang yang membunuh bapanya dan yang membunuh ibunya, dan bagi segala pembunuh,
Italian	sono convinto che la legge non è fatta per il giusto, ma per gli iniqui e i ribelli, per gli empi e i peccatori, per i sacrileghi e i profanatori, per i parricidi e i matricidi, per gli assassini,
Latvian	Jâapzinâs tas, ka bauslîba taisnîgajiem nav dota, bet netaisnîgajiem un nepadevîgajiem, bezdievîgajiem un grçciniekiem, izvirtîgajiem un apgânîtâjiem, tçva un mâtes slepkavâm, cilvçku slepkavâm,
Maori	E matau ana hoki ki tenei, kihai te ture i whakatakotoria mo te tangata tika, engari mo te hunga turekore, tutu, karakiakore, hara, tapukore, whakarihariha, mo nga kaipatu i nga papa, mo nga kaipatu i nga whaea, mo nga kaikohuru tangata,
Norwegian	så han vet dette at loven ikke er satt for en rettferdig, men for lovløse og selvrådige, for ugudelige og syndere, for vanhellige og urene, fadermordere og modermordere, manndrapere,
Portuguese	reconhecendo que a lei não é feita para o justo, mas para os transgressores e insubordinados, os irreverentes e pecadores, os ímpios e profanos, para os parricidas, matricidas e homicidas,
Rumanian	cqci wtim cq Legea nu este fqcutq pentru cel neprihqnit, ci pentru cei fqrqdelege wi nesupuwi, pentru cei nelegiuiyi wi pqcqtowi, pentru cei fqrq evlavie, necurayi, pentru ucigqtorii de tatq wi ucigqtorii de mamq, pentru ucigqtorii de oameni,
Russian	ЪОБС, ЮФП ЪБЛПО РПМПЦЕО ОЕ ДМС РТБЧЕДОЙЛБ, ОП ДМС ВЕЪЪБЛПООЩИ Й ОЕРПЛПТЙЧЩИ, ОЕЮЕУФЙЧЩИ Й ЗТЕЫОЙЛПЧ, ТБЪЧТБФОЩИ Й ПУЛЧЕТОЕООЩИ, ДМС ПУЛПТВЙФЕМЕК ПФГБ Й НБФЕТЙ, ДМС ЮЕМПЧЕЛПХВЙКГ,
Shuar	Kame akupniuka pénker shuaran itit awajsatniun akupenatsui. Antsu yajauch shuar juna Túrin ainia nuna itit awajsatniun akupenawai: Tunáa shuarnasha, umichuncha, Yúsnasha tura Ashí Yúsnancha nakitiainia nunasha, Aparín Máinniasha, Nukurín Máinniasha, kame mankartinniasha,
Spanish	Y conocemos esto: que la ley no ha sido puesta para el justo, sino para los rebeldes e insubordinados, para los impíos y pecadores, para los irreverentes y profanos, para los parricidas y matricidas, para los homicidas,
Swahili	Lakini tunapaswa kukumbuka kwamba sheria haziwekwi kwa ajili ya watu wema, bali kwa ajili ya wahalifu na wasiotii, wasiomcha Mungu na wenye dhambi, watu wasio na dini na wa kidunia. Watu wanaowaua baba na mama zao, au wauaji wowote wale;
Swedish	och om man förstår detta, att lagen är till icke för rättfärdiga människor, utan för dem som trotsa lag och myndighet, för ogudaktiga och syndare, oheliga och oandliga människor, fadermördare och modermördare, för mandråpare,
Uma	Bona makono pompake' -ta, kana takiwoi patuju-na Atura Musa. Atura Musa uma rababehi-raka tauna to monoa' po'ingku-ra. Patuju-nale, bona mpotagi tauna to mpotiboki atura pai' tauna to mekahia', to uma mengkoru hi Alata'ala, to mojeko', to uma mposaile' agama, to mpotuku' kagoea' dunia' -wadi, to mpopatehi tina-ra ba tuama-ra, pai' topepatehi ntani' -na.
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Derivations
	Words beginning with "BU": bub, bubal, bubale, bubales, bubaline, bubalis, bubalises, bubals, bubbies, bubble, bubbled, bubblegum, bubblegums, bubblehead, bubbleheaded, bubbleheads, bubbler, bubblers, bubbles, bubblier, bubblies, bubbliest, bubbling, bubbly, bubby, bubinga, bubingas, bubo, buboed, buboes, bubonic, bubs, buccal, buccally, buccaneer, buccaneered, buccaneering, buccaneerish, buccaneers, buccinator, buccinators, buck, buckaroo, buckaroos, buckayro, buckayros, buckbean, buckbeans, buckboard, buckboards, bucked. (additional references)
	Words ending with "BU": babu, habu, tabu, zebu. (additional references)
	Words containing "BU": abubble, abuilding, abulia, abulias, abulic, abundance, abundances, abundant, abundantly, abusable, abuse, abused, abuser, abusers, abuses, abusing, abusive, abusively, abusiveness, abusivenesses, abut, abutilon, abutilons, abutment, abutments, abuts, abuttal, abuttals, abutted, abutter, abutters, abutting, abuzz, acetabula, acetabular, acetabulum, acetabulums, afterburner, afterburners, agammaglobulinemia, agammaglobulinemias, agammaglobulinemic, agribusiness, agribusinesses, agribusinessman, agribusinessmen, airburst, airbursts, airbus, airbuses, airbusses. (additional references)
Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references).

Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams
	Words containing the letters "b-u"
	+1 letter: bub, bud, bug, bum, bun, bur, bus, but, buy, cub, dub, fub, hub, nub, pub, rub, sub, tub, urb.
	+2 letters: abut, babu, baud, beau, bedu, bhut, blub, blue, blur, bout, brut, bubo, bubs, buck, buds, buff, bugs, buhl, buhr, bulb, bulk, bull, bumf, bump, bums, bund, bung, bunk, bunn, buns, bunt, buoy, bura, burd, burg, burl, burn, burp, burr, burs, bury, bush, busk, buss, bust, busy, bute, buts, butt, buys, buzz, chub, club, cube, cubs, curb, daub, drub, dubs, dumb, flub, fubs, grub, habu, hubs, juba, jube, lube, nubs, numb, pubs, rube, rubs, ruby, slub, snub, stub, suba, subs, tabu, tuba, tube, tubs, umbo, unbe, upby, urbs, zebu.
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Expression	Frequency per Day	Expression	Frequency per Day
bu	522	bu lu picture	4
bu lu	79	303 bu	4
better business bu	46	bu jing yun	4
bu chio	28	bu site	4
best bu	20	bu yin	4
bu chateau sche	12	bruda bu	4
bang bu	12	bu radio	4
bu jue neng ni qu shi	11	book bu store	4
bu greyhound	7	99 bu fm	4
bu coin roll	5	bu credit	3
bu kaki	5	bu edu	3
bu f4 jue neng ni qu shi	5	bu law school	3
bu center medical	5	99 bu	3
4 bu dynasty lu warrior	5	bu jin	3
alumnus bu library medical	5	bu loredana	3
aksam bu olurum	4	ba bu long tian	3
bu jue lyrics neng ni qu shi	4	bu chateau she	3
bu o	4	bu chuan lien	3
bu visit	4	bu hockey	3
bu history lu	4	bu jue mp3 neng ni qu shi	3
		bu weather	3
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

BU

Specialty Definition: List of people by name: Bu

Abbreviations & Acronyms: BU

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Crosswords: BU

Modern Usage: BU

Screenplays

Movie/TV Titles

Commercial Usage: BU

Books

Music

Image Slideshow: BU

Illustrations:BU

Photo Album: BU

Digital Photo Gallery: BU

Use in Literature: BU

Les Miserables

Hugo, Victor

Non-Fiction Usage: BU

Usage Frequency: BU

Usage in Company Names: BU

Sam Bu Construction Co., Ltd.

Expressions: BU

Frequency of Internet Keywords: BU

Modern Translation: BU

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Bible Trace: BU

Matched Bible Translations: BU

Derivations: BU

Derivations

Anagrams: BU

Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams

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