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Meanings of dibs in English

Russian
облигация развития

Performance-based investment instrument.

        облигация развития
        Usage of dibs in English
        1
        She called dibs on the naming rights when the one kilometre-long… Audio
        Radio NZ
        2
        And first dibs on the recovered materials, once we're finished with them.
        The arms maker of berlin
        3
        Unfortunately, since the mother had first dibs on him, she usually won.
        No More Mr. Nice Guy!
        4
        You're too mean and miserable to do anything but count your dibs.
        The Chequers / Being the Natural History of a Public-House, Set ...
        5
        The biggest of the North Face boys got his dibs on Anna.
        NS13 Zero Hour (2010)
        6
        Seems we don't need to flip for first dibs after all.
        Exit strategy
        7
        This is where members of a band's fanclub get first dibs on tickets.
        The Irish Times
        8
        I gave him fifty dibs, and promised him more if the trick worked.
        The Ivory Trail
        9
        The owners of AAA tranches had the first dibs on payments.
        The quants: how a new breed of math whizzes conquered wall stree...
        10
        I can't stay and dig forever for a matter of fifty thousand dibs.
        Guns of the Gods: A Story of Yasmini's Youth
        11
        Give em first dibs on supplies, when and if rationing starts.
        Under the dome: a novel
        12
        The basis of everything, sir, is dibs: what can ye do without it?
        Sunrise
        13
        I got dibs, Cassie said, pointing an icing-coated finger at the younger girl.
        Good girls don't
        14
        An' 'e can't, not in th' old country, unless 'e's got the dibs.
        The Freelands
        15
        You can sucker punch my sister-in-law for first dibs on the potato salad.
        Naughty neighbor
        16
        Every winter Chicago sees reports of vandalism because of real or perceived dibs violations.
        Reuters
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