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CRO^¹

proper noun

abbreviation Abbreviation of Croatia

noun CROs

abbreviation, initialism Initialism of Cathode-Ray Oscilloscope
abbreviation, initialism Initialism of Contract research organization This thesis deals in general with mergers & acquisitions in the CRO industry, and more specifically with reasons for M&A, success factors during the M&A process, and why M&A can fail in the Contract Research Organization industry.
abbreviation, initialism Initialism of COMSEC responsible officer
abbreviation, initialism Initialism of conversion rate optimization
abbreviation, initialism Initialism of chief risk officer The chief risk officer (CRO) title first appeared in a 1988 Peat Marwick study on global capital markets. The first CRO was James Lam of GE Capital, in 1993.
abbreviation, initialism Initialism of chief research officer
abbreviation, initialism Initialism of chief revenue officer
abbreviation, initialism Initialism of chief reputation officer
abbreviation, initialism Initialism of chief restructuring officer

cro^²

/kɹəʊ/ UK
/kɹoʊ/ US

Sounds like crow, Crow · Rhymes with -əʊ

noun cros

Synonym of bro (“a male comrade or friend”). Every night, late night like I'm Jimmy Fallon / Cro shoot from anywhere like he Ray Allen
Similar: bro

cro^³

/kɹəʊ/ UK
/kɹoʊ/ US

Sounds like crow, Crow · Rhymes with -əʊ

Where it comes from

Clipping of chronic (“marijuana”).

noun

Multicultural London English, slang, uncountable Synonym of marijuana. Oh no, here we go, but I'm busy bagging my cro / Gotta go to my drum, but I got buds / So let me just have a quick smoke (quick smoke)
Similar: bhang, benj, boo, broccoli, bud, buddha, cannabis, cheeba, choof, daccha, dank, devil's lettuce

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noun Contract Research Organization

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@misc{cro_2026,
  title = {cro},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/cro},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}

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