AP
AP
1 American
Or
A.P.
Ap.
2
American
abbreviation
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Apostle.
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Apothecaries'.
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April.
A/P
3
American
Or
a/p
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account paid.
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accounts payable.
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authority to pay or purchase.
ap-
4
American
ap-
5
American
a.p.
6
American
abbreviation
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additional premium.
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author's proof.
AP
1
British
abbreviation
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Air Police
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Associated Press
a.p.
2
British
abbreviation
ap
3
British
/ æp /
prefix
ap-
4
British
prefix
Etymology
Origin of a.p.2
Latin: before a meal
Origin of ap3
from Welsh mab son
Example Sentences
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AP reported that the county Board of Commissioners during an Aug. 4 board meeting approved a settlement payment of $30,000, with half going each to André and English.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 19, 2026
The College Board, for instance, fully integrated the free digital-graphing tool Desmos directly into its digital SAT in 2024, and followed up by doing so with calculator-based AP exams this spring.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 18, 2026
SAT and AP tests now offer free digital graphing options for students, but it’s harder than it seems for school districts to look beyond Texas Instruments.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 18, 2026
The AP news agency quoted Zimbabwe's Civil Protection Unit as saying that registered ticket sales showed 114 adults were on board the vessel.
From BBC ● Aug. 12, 2026
His heart sank; it was where Shawna usually sat, both in homeroom and in AP English.
From "Anger Is a Gift" by Mark Oshiro
It was commonly written with one letter; as A. for Aulus: C. for Caius—sometimes with two; as Ap. for Appius.
From Roman Antiquities, and Ancient Mythology For Classical Schools (2nd ed) by Charles K. Dillaway
As another example of a tadbhava word, we may take the Skr. nom. ghōṭas, Ap. ghōḍu, H. ghōṛ, a horse.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 4 "Hero" to "Hindu Chronology" by Various
Neuter strong forms in G. end in ũ, derived as follows: Skr, svarṇakam, Ap. soṇṇaũ, G. sōnũ, gold.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 6 "Groups, Theory of" to "Gwyniad" by Various
Thus Skr. mrakṣaṇam, Ap. makkhaṇu, H. makkhan, but G. mākhaṇ, butter.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 6 "Groups, Theory of" to "Gwyniad" by Various
The ai- or e- termination is another relic of the Apabhrarhsa -hi, and the ả is a survival of the Ap. -hu.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 3, Slice 7 "Bible" to "Bisectrix" by Various
The City Council ap- proved the new district lines in December after reworking a significant portion of a draft map submitted several weeks earlier by a 21-member citizens commission.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 16, 2022
In my contacts with patients suffering from advanced cancer who have not consulted a physician soon after the first sign or symptom ap- peared, I nearly always inquire as to the reason for this.
From Time Magazine Archive
At points on the highways ap- proaching metropolitan areas, signs would warn the driver to switch to electric propulsion.
From Time Magazine Archive
He denied that the purpose of freeing this gold was to create a reserve to resist foreign raids on the dollar though such a result was ap- parent.
From Time Magazine Archive
We both know that whether he ap- proves or not, I’m going forward with my plans.
From "The Queen of Water" by Laura Resau
He called for ap Gwynfor to "publish the membership and terms of reference of his expert panel", set clear monthly performance targets and outline the actions to be taken if those targets are not met.
From BBC ● Aug. 10, 2026
One of the names in the frame for ap Gwynfor's well-led expert panel is respected NHS troubleshooter Donna Ockenden.
From BBC ● Aug. 10, 2026
MS Nigel Williams asked the Senedd's health minister Mabon ap Gwynfor whether it was time to take extreme measures and put the health board under the control of a non-Welsh health board.
From BBC ● Aug. 10, 2026
Meanwhile, First Minister Rhun ap Iorwerth said the new Welsh secretary must be "someone who respects and wants to see devolution work".
From BBC ● Jul. 20, 2026
In the twelfth century some native forces, headed by Sitfylt ap Dyfnwald, a Welch prince, assailed this castle, and took prisoners the Anglo-Norman garrison, with their chief, William-de-Braose, lord of Brecon.
From A Tour throughout South Wales and Monmouthshire by J. T. Barber
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