ach
interjection
alas; oh.
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ACHabbreviationautomated 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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ACh
ach
1 American
[ahkh ]
/ ɑx /
interjection
German.
ACH
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American
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.
ACh
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abbreviation
Biochemistry.
ach
British
/ ɑːx /
interjection
Example Sentences
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Her wish is to see a new Gaelic inscription on Donnie's grave in Berlin - "Faodaidh an saoghal tighinn gu crìch ach mairidh gaol is ceòl gu bràth".
From BBC ● Jan. 21, 2025
“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
We can well believe such a heavy mass made poor Anna's head "ach and itch like anything."
From Diary of Anna Green Winslow A Boston School Girl of 1771 by Winslow, Anna Green
Gruber said the town next called Alyssa Bowker’s mobile phone and left a message about the ACH transfer, but no one called back.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 21, 2026
Parents can use their debit cards, or electronic payments with an ACH transfer from their bank account, the official said.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 2, 2026
Similar protection services are offered for ACH or transactions that are debited directly from a business bank account.
From New York Times ● Jan. 7, 2024
MacSweeney told The Charlotte Observer in an email statement on Monday that some ACH payment instructions were sent to financial institutions with account numbers and names of customers hidden to protect information.
From Seattle Times ● Nov. 7, 2023
"ACH GOTT! no doubt, yes; His Royal Highness had quite a retinue when he was in residence."
From Selected Stories of Bret Harte by Harte, Bret
Once released by the synaptic terminal, ACh diffuses across the synaptic cleft to the motor end plate, where it binds with ACh receptors.
From Textbooks ● Jun. 9, 2022
Norepinephrine results in dilation and ACh results in constriction.
From Textbooks ● Jun. 19, 2013
The postganglionic fiber then projects to the iris, where it releases ACh onto the circular fibers of the iris—another smooth muscle.
From Textbooks ● Jun. 19, 2013
The postganglionic connections to sweat glands in the skin and blood vessels supplying skeletal muscle are, however, exceptions; those fibers release ACh onto muscarinic receptors.
From Textbooks ● Jun. 19, 2013
Figure 10.6 Motor End-Plate and Innervation At the NMJ, the axon terminal releases ACh.
From Textbooks ● Jun. 19, 2013
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