ag

¹ American  

[ag] / æg /

adjective

Informal.

1. agriculture.

   ag courses; to major in ag.

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Ag ² American  

Symbol, Chemistry.

1. silver.

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ag- ³ American  

1. variant of ad- before g: agglutinate.

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ag. ⁴ American  

abbreviation

1. agriculture.

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Ag. ⁵ American  

abbreviation

1. August.

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A.G. ⁶ American  

Or AG

abbreviation

1. Adjutant General.

2. Attorney General.

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AG ¹ British  

abbreviation

1. Adjutant General

2. Attorney General

3. Aktiengesellschaft

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ag ² British  

/ æx /

interjection

1. an expression of surprise, annoyance, pleasure, etc

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1. an expression used to preface a remark, gain time, etc

Ag ³ British  

symbol

1. silver

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ag ⁴ British  

abbreviation

1. Antigua and Barbuda

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Etymology

Origin of ag¹

By shortening

Origin of Ag²

From the Latin word argentum

Example Sentences

Weaker oil futures weighed on ag prices Monday, says Argus in a note.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 4, 2026

The company has 150 million highly engaged acres, or acres that utilize Deere technology for multiple production steps, and is generating about $40 of precision ag revenue per highly engaged acre.

From Barron's • Jan. 16, 2026

“We’re also seeing the effects of retaliatory tariffs and third country trade deals on U.S. ag and manufacturing exports,” Seroka said.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 16, 2025

"While some markets have opened up, we're still not back to exporting as much ag products as we have in the past," he added.

From BBC • Dec. 8, 2025

In all verbs beginning with a vowel, the preposition ag or its unequivocal representative g is indispensable; as, ta iad ag iarruidh, ta mi 'g iarruidh.

From Elements of Gaelic Grammar by Stewart, Alexander