p.c.

¹ American  

abbreviation

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

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p.c. ² American  

abbreviation

1. percent.

2. petty cash.

3. postal card.

4. price current.

5. printed circuit.

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pc ³ American  

1. picocurie; picocuries.

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PC ⁴ American  

abbreviation

1. Peace Corps.

2. personal computer.

3. player character.

4. politically correct.

5. printed circuit.

6. professional corporation.

7. pubococcygeus.

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pc. ⁵ American  

abbreviation

PLURAL

pcs

1. piece.

2. prices.

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P/C ⁶ American  

Or p/c

abbreviation

1. petty cash.

2. price current.

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P.C. ⁷ 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.

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pc ¹ British  

abbreviation

1. per cent

2. postcard

3. obsolete  (in prescriptions) post cibum

4. parsec

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PC ² British  

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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P/C ³ British  

abbreviation

1. petty cash

2. price current

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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.

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PC Idioms  

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

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Etymology

Origin of p.c.

From Latin post cibōs

Example Sentences

That bodes well for Berkshire and other P&C insurers’ results, which could give their stocks a much-needed boost.

From Barron's

Two of the largest P&C insurers ranked by market value, Chubb and Progressive, are also lagging.

From Barron's

Progressive is an auto insurance specialist and is less affected by catastrophe losses than many of its P&C peers.

From Barron's

So far, however, the stocks of P&C insurers—including Berkshire, which operates the largest P&C business globally ranked by capital—haven’t benefited from low levels of catastrophes.

From Barron's

Trade publication Inside P&C reported on Accelerant's IPO ambitions earlier this month, citing sources.

From Reuters

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