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  • D.V.
    D.V.
    abbreviation
    Deo volente.
  • DV
    DV
    abbreviation
    Deo volente

D.V.

American  

abbreviation

  1. Deo volente.

  2. Douay Version (of the Bible).

DV British  

abbreviation

  1. Deo volente

  2. Douay Version (of the Bible)

  3. digital video

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Etymology

Origin of DV

(sense 1) Latin: God willing

Example Sentences

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At the Manhattan office of DV Commodities, not far from West Village dining spots, long days have blurred together for traders at desks bathed in the light of six computer screens.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 22, 2026

Downing Street says it learned this week that the Foreign Office, which oversaw Mandelson's DV process, granted him clearance "against the recommendation" of the vetting agency.

From BBC • Apr. 17, 2026

The daily value, or DV, percentages on the label don't all come from the same source.

From Salon • Jul. 16, 2024

The companies added to the list, which include Hartis DV LLC and Alfakomponent, will effectively be barred from receiving items from suppliers except for possibly food and medicine, the Commerce Department added.

From Reuters • Nov. 2, 2023

“But the robots will fail spec anyway, Greg. United States Robots can’t market DV models with a report like that.”

From "I, Robot" by Isaac Asimov

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