AAA

¹

Or A.A.A.

[trip-uhl-ey]

abbreviation

1. American Automobile Association.

AAA

²

abbreviation

1. Agricultural Adjustment Administration.

2. Amateur Athletic Association. Also A.A.A.

3. antiaircraft artillery.

4. Automobile Association of America. Also A.A.A.

AAA

³

Symbol.

1. a proportional shoe width size, narrower than AA.

2. the highest quality rating for a corporate or municipal bond.

3. Electricity.,  a battery size for 1.5-volt dry cells: diameter, 0.4 inch (1 centimeter); length 1.7 inches (4.3 centimeters).

AAA

abbreviation

1. Amateur Athletic Association

2. anti-aircraft artillery See also triple A

3. Automobile Association of America

4. Automobile Association of Australia

Example Sentences

Swarthmore, a selective college in Pennsylvania, is in danger of losing its AAA rating from S&P as debt mounts and expenses rise due to inflation and increased salary costs.

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Travel and leisure group AAA said last year that nearly 6 million people were expected to fly during the holiday week, or 2% more than the previous year.

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The highest rating by S&P is AAA, while Moody’s is Aaa.

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The average retail price for regular unleaded gasoline was $3.057 a gallon on Thursday, about 15 cents less than a year earlier, according to AAA.

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In the movie “The Big Short,” there’s a scene where some of the main characters go to the S&P ratings agency and ask about how bonds get their AAA rating.

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