SAM

¹ American  

[sam] / sæm /

noun

1. surface-to-air missile.

2. Space Available Mail: a special air service for sending parcels weighing up to 15 pounds (6.8 kilograms) to overseas members of the armed forces: only the regular parcel post rate to the U.S. port of shipment is charged.

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SAM ² American  

1. shared-appreciation mortgage.

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Sam ³ American  

[sam] / sæm /

noun

1. a male given name, form of Samuel.

2. a female given name, form of Samantha.

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Sam. ⁴ American  

abbreviation

Bible.

1. Samuel.

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SAM ¹ British  

/ sæm /

acronym

1. surface-to-air missile

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S.Am. ² British  

abbreviation

1. South America(n)

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Sam. ³ British  

abbreviation

1. Samuel

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sam ⁴ British  

/ sæm /

verb

1. dialect  to collect; gather up

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Example Sentences

Boston Beer SAM 0.44%increase; green up pointing triangle raised its profit guidance for the year as it sees a milder tariff headwind.

From The Wall Street Journal

This new strategy even has an acronym, “SAM” — short for ‘Speaking with American Men: A Strategic Plan.’

From Salon

“Ai, Rebel: The Art and Activism of Ai Weiwei,” an exhibit organized by SAM and featuring more than 100 works, will be on display at the museum March 12-Sept.

From Seattle Times

We do not know where Ukraine place their SAM systems, but mitigating this growing Russian aerial threat might mean missile defence concentrates on the eastern front line.

From BBC

That’s a recipe for degrading SAM’s scientific value, because the museum’s collections are “a crucial part of the research machine,” Flannery says.

From Science Magazine