cc

¹ American  

[see-see] / ˈsiˈsi /

noun

1. carbon copy.

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verb (used with object)

cc'ed, cc'd, cc'ing

1. to send a duplicate of a document, email, or the like to.

   I always cc my boss when I write a memo to my staff.

2. to send (a duplicate of a document, email, or the like) to someone.

   Jim, please cc this to each of the department heads.

CC ² American  

abbreviation

1. closed caption; closed-captioned; closed captioning.

2. Creative Commons.

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cc ³ American  

abbreviation

1. copies.

2. cubic centimeter; cubic centimeters.

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CC ⁴ American  

Symbol.

1. a quality rating for a corporate or municipal bond, lower than CCC and higher than C.

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Cc ⁵ American  

abbreviation

1. cirrocumulus.

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cc. ⁶ American  

Or c.c.

abbreviation

1. carbon copy.

2. chapters.

3. copies.

4. cubic centimeter; cubic centimeters.

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C.C. ⁷ American  

Or c.c.

abbreviation

1. carbon copy.

2. cashier's check.

3. chief clerk.

4. circuit court.

5. city council.

6. city councilor.

7. civil court.

8. company commander.

9. county clerk.

10. county commissioner.

11. county council.

12. county court.

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cc ¹ British  

abbreviation

1. carbon copy or copies

2. close corporation

3. cubic centimetre(s)

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cc ² British  

abbreviation

1. Cocos Islands

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cc. ³ British  

abbreviation

1. chapters

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CC ⁴ British  

abbreviation

1. City Council

2. (in Britain) Competition Commission

3. County Council

4. Cricket Club

5. Companion of the Order of Canada

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cc Scientific  

1. Abbreviation of cubic centimeter

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cc Cultural  

1. An abbreviation for cubic centimeter — the volume of a cube that has edges one centimeter long.

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Etymology

Origin of cc

Initialism for carbon copy; with reference to the former use of carbon paper to make copies, now replaced by electronic or photocopied documents

Example Sentences

In one scene, an executive, played by David Lewis, leaving the apartment assures Lemmon’s character, C.C.

From The Wall Street Journal

TSMC’s chips are expected to go into high-volume production later this quarter, Chief Executive C.C.

From The Wall Street Journal

Altman is “too aggressive for me to believe,” chief executive C.C.

From The Wall Street Journal

An agent identified as “C.C.” ordered Hipolito and two others to leave the scene, but they refused to move so he pepper sprayed them, according to the complaint.

From Los Angeles Times

Then, “Hipolito punched C.C. in the face.”

From Los Angeles Times

Related Words

• accusation
• charge
• criticism
• grievance
• gripe
• objection
• protest
• trouble