ABC

¹ American  

[ey-bee-see] / ˈeɪˌbiˈsi /

noun

plural

ABC's, ABCs

1. ABC's.

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ABC ² American  

abbreviation

1. Trademark. American Broadcasting Companies: a television and radio network.

2. atomic, biological, and chemical.

   ABC warfare.

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A.B.C. ³ American  

abbreviation

1. Advance Booking Charter.

2. Alcoholic Beverage Control.

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ABC ¹ British  

abbreviation

1. (formerly, of weapons or warfare) atomic, biological, and chemical

2. Australian Broadcasting Corporation

3. American Broadcasting Company

4. Audit Bureau of Circulation

5. Australian-born Chinese: a person with Chinese parents, born and raised in Australia

6. American-born Chinese: a person with Chinese parents, born and raised in the US

7. acceptable behaviour contract: a voluntary written agreement between someone who has been involved in anti-social behaviour and a local agency such as a housing association, council, or police

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ABC ² British  

noun

1. (plural in US) the rudiments of a subject

2. an alphabetical guide to a subject

3. (often plural in US) the alphabet

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Example Sentences

Gruter, who had lived in Australia since 2022 and worked as a civil engineer, returned to South Africa with his wife and young child, the ABC reported in early December.

From BBC

When ABC 7 Eyewitness News asked Bass if she thought the “They Let Us Burn” rally is how residents should commemorate the one-year anniversary, she dismissed the event.

From Los Angeles Times

"This is the worst conditions that fire can burn in," he told national broadcaster ABC.

From Barron's

“The problem here is that there are so many unanswered questions,” Schumer said on ABC’s “This Week.”

From Los Angeles Times

That’s the late and legendary ABC Sports announcer Keith Jackson, who coined that term for the Rose Bowl Game and it stuck.

From Los Angeles Times