ag
adjective
agriculture.
ag
1 American
[ag]
/ æg /
adjective
Informal.
Ag
2
American
Symbol, Chemistry.
ag-
3
American
ag.
4
American
abbreviation
Ag.
5
American
abbreviation
A.G.
6
American
Or
AG
abbreviation
-
Adjutant General.
-
Attorney General.
AG
1
British
abbreviation
-
Adjutant General
-
Attorney General
-
Aktiengesellschaft
ag
2
British
/ æx /
interjection
Ag
3
British
symbol
ag
4
British
abbreviation
Etymology
Origin of ag1
By shortening
Origin of Ag2
From the Latin word argentum
Example Sentences
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The insurgency, which began in 2012, is led by Iyad ag Ghali, a former Marlboro-puffing rock ‘n’ roller who became radicalized and banned music from the territories he controls.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 30, 2026
The company has 150 million highly engaged acres, or acres that utilize Deere technology for multiple production steps, and is generating about $40 of precision ag revenue per highly engaged acre.
From Barron's ● Jan. 16, 2026
“We’re also seeing the effects of retaliatory tariffs and third country trade deals on U.S. ag and manufacturing exports,” Seroka said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 16, 2025
"While some markets have opened up, we're still not back to exporting as much ag products as we have in the past," he added.
From BBC ● Dec. 8, 2025
A' talach. for ag talach, complaining, repining; Infin. of the obsolete Verb talaich, to complain of a thing or person.
From Elements of Gaelic Grammar by Alexander Stewart
The company, which owns Helena Agri-Enterprises, the U.S.’s second-largest agricultural retailer, plans to expand the business further, including through acquisitions, with the aim of narrowing the gap with market leader Nutrien Ag Solutions.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 14, 2026
Decried by critics as "immunity shields," the measures are a priority for industry groups including the Modern Ag Alliance, founded by Bayer.
From Barron's ● Feb. 16, 2026
Supporting domestic American food production does not mean backing Big Ag.
From MarketWatch ● Dec. 23, 2025
A report from the Ag Economist’s Monthly Monitor found that experts are split on if the payments are necessary.
From Salon ● Dec. 8, 2025
“I ain’t go’n be no-count, sir. I’m goin’ to the Ag College over at the University and study new methods.
From "Cold Sassy Tree" by Olive Ann Burns
UNL students studied agricultural challenges in Ethiopia and wildlife and ecosystem concerns in Botswana as part of programs led by UNL ag- science and natural resources faculty.
From Washington Times ● Jul. 11, 2016
An irony of ConAgra’s move is that the company is relocating part of its workforce at a time when Omaha and Nebraska have achieved an impressive ag- and food-science infrastructure and talent pipeline.
From Washington Times ● Oct. 5, 2015
It appears as a-, ab-, ac-, ad-, af-, ag-, al-, an-, ap-, ar-, as-, at-, as in achieve, abbreviate, accede, admire, affix, aggregate, allot, annex, approve, arrive, assign, attract.
From Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 4 of 4: S-Z and supplements) by Various
Differs from Ag. xanthodermus in the persistently white flesh. xanthodermus, Genev.
From European Fungus Flora: Agaricaceae by George Massee
In Dermini the angles are more or less pronounced, and become rather acute in Ag. murinus, Sow., and Ag. ramosus, Bull.
From Fungi: Their Nature and Uses by M. C. (Mordecai Cubitt) Cooke
In Ag. pluteus, Fr., and Ag. phaiocephalus, Bull, there is already a commencement of the polygonal form, but the angles are much rounded.
From Fungi: Their Nature and Uses by M. C. (Mordecai Cubitt) Cooke
It is in Ag. sericeus, Ag. rubellus, &c., that the polygonal form becomes most distinct.
From Fungi: Their Nature and Uses by M. C. (Mordecai Cubitt) Cooke
Both are white-spored, and although somewhat local, sufficient specimens of Ag. odorus may be collected in the autumn for domestic use.
From Fungi: Their Nature and Uses by M. C. (Mordecai Cubitt) Cooke
AI companies' "hijacking of the public square is made possible by the original sin that animates their A.I. products -- a brazen theft of intellectual property that has occurred at an unprecedented scale," said A.G.
From Barron's ● Jun. 1, 2026
The trademark is the namesake of Albert Goodwill Spalding, who in 1876 co-founded A.G.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 9, 2026
A.G. and her now-18-year-old son arrived at the southern border in 2019.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 11, 2026
In an internal email sent on Monday, New York Times owner A.G.
From Slate ● Nov. 5, 2024
"And this time she'll have the A.G. with her."
From "Holes" by Louis Sachar
UniCredit said it had received the authorization from the ECB to "cross the 30% equity participation threshold in Commerzbank AG... and to increase its stake further without upper limits".
From Barron's ● Oct. 15, 2026
“The AG is in a different position because it’s just inherent in their role to defend convictions and sentences,” said Natasha Minsker of the California Anti-Death Penalty Coalition.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 8, 2026
The chip shop fridge is filled with Irn Bru and other AG Barr brands.
From BBC ● Sep. 4, 2026
That effort has effectively been put to bed, as Menendez concluded that Congress never intended to allow the AG to access voter records and papers that state election officials create.
From Slate ● Aug. 20, 2026
The quiet of AG takes over and I can finally hear what Len is saying.
From "The Last Cuentista" by Donna Barba Higuera
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