ach
1 Americaninterjection
abbreviation
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automated clearing houseclearinghouse: a large computer network that transfers batches of electronic funds directly between financial institutions without the use of cash, credit cards, or paper checks, thus reducing fees and enabling faster transactions, such as for recurring bill payments, direct deposit, etc.
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Automated Clearing House Network: the national computer network for processing electronic funds transfers between financial institutions in the United States.
abbreviation
interjection
Example Sentences
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“I would just love to take every ach and pain his heart and mind has to endure. Holding him tight as I say everything is gonna eventually be better then now.”
From Washington Post • Feb. 19, 2020
People have suggested I should write for the programme, but, ach, I just couldn't.
From The Guardian • Jun. 15, 2013
The man in the street may claim to oppose unconditional aid to Pyongyang, but he has little stom ach for tension.
From Newsweek • Apr. 15, 2013
Russell to the net, stretching volley… ach, framed into the tape.
From BBC • Jun. 20, 2011
Jugend, ach, ist dem Alter so nah, durch's Leben verbunden Wie ein beweglicher Traum Gestern und Heute verband.
From Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 59, No. 363, January, 1846 by Various
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