CCC

¹ American  

abbreviation

1. Civilian Conservation Corps: the former U.S. federal agency (1933–1943), organized to utilize the nation's unemployed youth by building roads, planting trees, improving parks, etc.

2. Commodity Credit Corporation.

3. continuous chest compressions: a form of cardiopulmonary resuscitation.

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CCC ² American  

Symbol.

1. a quality rating for a corporate or municipal bond, lower than B and higher than CC.

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c.c.c. British  

abbreviation

1. cwmni cyfyngedig cyhoeddus; a public limited company in Wales

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Example Sentences

However, the CCC says this number needs to rise to nearly 450,000 a year by 2030 and 1.5 million by 2035 to help meet climate targets.

From BBC • Jan. 27, 2026

Earlier this month, S&P Global Ratings downgraded China Vanke’s credit rating further into junk territory, to CCC from B-minus, saying the company’s financial commitments appear to be unsustainable.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 27, 2025

The CCC, which is the UK's government climate adviser, said data from 2022 showed imported emissions were at their highest level since 2007.

From BBC • Oct. 17, 2025

Credit rating firms were debating where to place the transaction within the BB to CCC range usually deemed junk bonds, according to a Bloomberg report from last month about the potential offering.

From Barron's • Oct. 14, 2025

We wanted to miss the part about Roosevelt and the CCC camps.

From "The Bluest Eye" by Toni Morrison