Oc.

¹ American  

Or oc.

abbreviation

1. ocean.

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o/c ² American  

abbreviation

1. overcharge.

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oc- ³ American  

1. variant of ob- (by assimilation) before c: occident.

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o.c. ⁴ American  

abbreviation

1. Architecture. on center. See center.

2. in the work cited.

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O.C. ⁵ American  

abbreviation

Philately.

1. original cover.

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OC ¹ British  

abbreviation

1. Officer Commanding

2. Officer of the Order of Canada

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o/c ² British  

abbreviation

1. overcharge

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Usage

What else does OC mean? The acronym OC can stand for all kinds of things: Orange County (California), original character, OxyContin, of course, offensive coordinator, officer commanding, and original content.

Etymology

Origin of o.c.

From Latin opere citātō o.c. for def. 2

Example Sentences

Members of the community group Creek Team OC are calling the decision a huge victory.

From Los Angeles Times

Linas, a runner, started the Creek Team OC Instagram account after noticing changes on his runs along San Juan and Trabuco creeks, where lush green reeds suddenly turned brown and lifeless.

From Los Angeles Times

Brent Linas, a 41-year-old tech sales director in San Juan Capistrano, launched the Creek Team OC Instagram account after seeing changes on his runs along San Juan and Trabuco creeks.

From Los Angeles Times

Owens Corning OC -2.12%decrease; red down pointing triangle widened its loss in the fourth quarter as sales sank, hurt by challenged end markets across multiple businesses.

From The Wall Street Journal

Oppenheim Group President and CEO Jason Oppenheim, of “Selling Sunset” and “Selling The OC” fame, thinks the home’s curious sales record may have a little something to do with “the fact that the Hidden Hills market has softened a bit after exploding right after COVID.”

From MarketWatch