What does "DBA" mean?

[rhaaland]

I sent money to my daughter this evening and put in her email address.  I also sent money to some friends and on the transaction line for theirs it shows the email address I sent it to.  But the one on my daugher's only says to "DBA" and does not show the email address.
I need to make sure it is going to the right place/person -- I can't afford to send money and have it lost.

Has anyone else had this "DBA" show up in the place where the recipient's name and email address is supposed to be in the activity page?

[kernowlass · Accepted solution]

@rhaaland

Doing business as (DBA) is a term that is used in today's business industry in regards to the liability and formal actions that are taken by a particular company. Doing business as means that the company is working under a fictitious name, concealing its true identity.