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

The pair will also visit the capital Canberra, national broadcaster ABC said.

From Barron's • Apr. 14, 2026

Once upon a time there were three women who starred in an ABC series about private investigators working for a mysterious boss they never saw.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 10, 2026

“The March jobs data do not capture the detrimental ways in which the conflict in Iran will continue to affect the construction industry,” said Anirban Basu, chief economist at ABC.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 10, 2026

For example, Nexstar owns the Fox station in Sacramento, while McLean, Va.-based Tegna owns the ABC affiliate.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 7, 2026

Most media outlets, like the New York Times, ESPN, ABC Nightly News, and USA Today, to name a few, would send over production teams to interview me at the Westbrook Foundation in New York.

From "Proud" by Ibtihaj Muhammad