cro

name

1. (abbreviation, alt-of)Abbreviation of Croatia.

noun

1. (abbreviation, alt-of, initialism)Initialism of Cathode-Ray Oscilloscope.
2. (abbreviation, alt-of, 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.”

3. (abbreviation, alt-of, initialism)Initialism of COMSEC responsible officer.
4. (abbreviation, alt-of, initialism)Initialism of conversion rate optimization.
5. (abbreviation, alt-of, 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.”

6. (abbreviation, alt-of, initialism)Initialism of chief research officer.
7. (abbreviation, alt-of, initialism)Initialism of chief revenue officer.
8. (abbreviation, alt-of, initialism)Initialism of chief reputation officer.
9. (abbreviation, alt-of, initialism)Initialism of chief restructuring officer.
10. 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”

11. (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)”