pm

¹

Or PM

noun

plural

pms, pm's 

1. a private message sent to another user of a social media service or private messaging service.

   How do I send a pm to the moderator of the message board?

verb (used with object)

pm'd, pmed, pm'ing, pming. 

1. to send a private message to (another user of such a service).

Pm

²

Symbol, Chemistry.

1. promethium.

pm.

³

abbreviation

1. premium.

p.m.

⁴

abbreviation

1. after noon.

2. the period between noon and midnight.

P.M.

⁵

Or PM

abbreviation

1. past master.

2. paymaster.

3. p.m.

4. Police Magistrate.

5. postmaster.

6. postmortem.

7. prime minister.

8. provost marshal.

PM

¹

abbreviation

1. Prime Minister

2. Past Master (of a fraternity)

3. Paymaster

4. Postmaster

5. military Provost Marshal

p.m.

²

abbreviation

1. (indicating the time period from midday to midnight) post meridiem See a.m.

2. post-mortem (examination)

Pm

³

symbol

1. promethium

pm

⁴

abbreviation

1. premium

pm

⁵

abbreviation

1. St Pierre and Miquelon

Usage

See a.m.

Word History and Origins

Origin of pm¹

First recorded in 2000–05

Origin of pm²

From Latin post merīdiem

Word History and Origins

Origin of pm¹

(sense 1) Latin: after noon

Example Sentences

At 17:49 PM Starmer chaired a Downing Street press briefing, telling reporters that antisemitic hatred is "rising once again" and that Britain, must now "defeat it once again".

From BBC

The Climate Change Act 2008, which put targets for cutting emissions into law, was introduced by the last Labour government and strengthened under Tory PM Theresa May.

From BBC

This follows a commitment made by the Labour Party in its manifesto and further commitments by PM Sir Keir Starmer in September that the practice would be "banned for good".

From BBC

In response, Reform UK accused the PM of "spreading complete misinformation".

From BBC

The PM was apparently referring to the Dublin III regulation - which the UK formally exited on 1 January 2021.

From BBC