Legal Definitions - F/D/B/A

f/d/b/a

Abbreviation for "formerly doing business as."

f/d/b/a is a legal abbreviation used to indicate that a business or individual was previously operating under a different name. This is often used when a business changes its name, but wants to maintain continuity with its previous identity.

John Smith f/d/b/a Smith's Plumbing

ABC Company f/d/b/a XYZ Corporation

In the first example, John Smith is indicating that he used to do business as "Smith's Plumbing" but has since changed the name. In the second example, ABC Company is indicating that they used to do business as "XYZ Corporation" but have since changed the name.