CBA
Union contract letters
CBA is an initialism with several meanings depending on context.
In labor relations, it's a collective bargaining agreement—a contract between employers and unions.
In basketball, it may refer to the Continental Basketball Association or Chinese Basketball Association.
In casual speech, CBA is texting shorthand for "can't be arsed"—British slang meaning unwilling to make the effort: I was going to clean my room but CBA.
Joining into one
- laborStrenuous effort; also childbirth
- contractEnforceable written agreement
- negotiationDiscussion seeking mutual accord
- workersPeople doing jobs
wages · benefits · rights · arbitration · strikes · terms · employer · ratification
Settled way of thinking
- apathyAbsence of feeling
- lazinessUnwillingness to exert oneself
- indifferenceLack of interest
- slangInformal in-group vocabulary
British · Australian · informal · unmotivated · effort · bothered · unwilling · disinterest
Systematic comparison of advantages, disadvantages
- evaluationDetermining worth or quality
- economicsScience of resource allocation
- assessmentFormal evaluation of worth
- ROIProfit-to-cost ratio
feasibility · decision · tradeoffs · quantitative · policy · investment · risk · methodology
Lower-tier professional sports
- developmentProgress toward maturity
- NBATop-tier American court league
- playersGame participants
- teamsOrganized cooperative groups
franchise · professional · American · defunct · feeder · draft · roster · scouts
Provide money for
- branchDivision or woody limb
- mortgageSecured home loan
- savingsAccumulated money kept
- loanBorrowed money repaid later
investment · retail · Sydney · commercial · dividends · shareholders
union
Joining into one
- laborStrenuous effort; also childbirth
- contractEnforceable written agreement
- negotiationDiscussion seeking mutual accord
workers · wages · benefits · rights · arbitration · strikes · terms · employer · ratification · grievance
attitude
Settled way of thinking
- apathyAbsence of feeling
- lazinessUnwillingness to exert oneself
- indifferenceLack of interest
slang · British · Australian · informal · unmotivated · effort · bothered · unwilling · disinterest · casual
cost-benefit analysis
Systematic comparison of advantages, disadvantages
- evaluationDetermining worth or quality
- economicsScience of resource allocation
- assessmentFormal evaluation of worth
ROI · feasibility · decision · tradeoffs · quantitative · policy · investment · risk · methodology · metrics
minor league
Lower-tier professional sports
- developmentProgress toward maturity
- NBATop-tier American court league
- playersGame participants
teams · franchise · professional · American · defunct · feeder · draft · roster · scouts · training
finance
Provide money for
loan · investment · retail · Sydney · commercial · dividends · shareholders
CBAgut instinct
Immediate unreasoned knowing
intuition · gut feeling · hunch · snap judgment · instinct
CBAeager
Intensely wanting something
enthusiastic · motivated · keen · driven · gung-ho
CBAenthusiasm
Intense eager enjoyment
eagerness · motivation · keenness · willingness · gung-ho