Pc Definition & Meaning

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Synonyms PC 1 American

abbreviation

1. Peace Corps.

2. personal computer.

3. player character.

4. politically correct.

5. printed circuit.

6. professional corporation.

7. pubococcygeus.

p.c. 2 American

abbreviation

1. (in prescriptions) after eating; after meals.

pc. 3 American

abbreviation

plural

pcs

1. piece.

2. prices.

P.C. 4 American

abbreviation

1. Past Commander.

2. British. Police Constable.

3. politically correct.

4. Post Commander.

5. British. Prince Consort.

6. British. Privy Council.

7. professional corporation.

P/C 5 American Or p/c

abbreviation

1. petty cash.

2. price current.

pc 6 American

1. picocurie; picocuries.

p.c. 7 American

abbreviation

1. percent.

2. petty cash.

3. postal card.

4. price current.

5. printed circuit.

pc 1 British

abbreviation

1. per cent

2. postcard

3. obsolete (in prescriptions) post cibum

4. parsec

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abbreviation

1. personal computer

2. Parish Council(lor)

3. Past Commander

4. (in Britain and Canada) Police Constable

5. politically correct

6. Prince Consort

7. (in Britain and Canada) Privy Council(lor)

8. (in Canada) Progressive Conservative

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abbreviation

1. petty cash

2. price current

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 p.c. Cultural

1. An abbreviation for “p olitically c orrect.” It refers to social, political, and educational changes designed to redress historical injustices in areas such as race, gender, ethnic background, and sexual orientation: “Haven't you read the latest directive on p.c. language? Please refer to our colleagues as ‘women,’ not ‘ladies’ or ‘girls.’” The phrase and abbreviation, which also appears as PC, both debuted in the late twentieth century.

PC Idioms

1. Also, p.c. An abbreviation for politically correct.

Etymology

Origin of p.c.

From Latin post cibōs

Example Sentences

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The bulk of commercial P&C is middle-market companies.

From Barron's

But Buffett’s firm, with its $358 billion cash pile, is well capitalized even for a P & C firm, with investments equal to 1.1 times tangible equity compared with an industry average of 2.8, according to UBS research.

From The Wall Street Journal

After several years of strong gains across many types of P&C insurance, pricing has been weakening in many business lines, including property coverage.

From Barron's

Evan Greenberg, 70, is the son of insurance legend Maurice “Hank” Greenberg, now 100, who built AIG into the P&C insurance industry’s dominant company.

From Barron's

Chubb is a global leader in the P&C industry with some of the best underwriting margins and the second-highest market value among U.S. companies.

From Barron's

Related Words

• desktop computer
• laptop
• minicomputer
• workstation

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