AP

or A.P.

adjective phrase.

Trademark. Advanced Placement Program.

Air Police.

American plan.

antipersonnel.

Definition for ap (2 of 6)

ap-¹

variant of ad- before p: appear.

Definition for ap (3 of 6)

ap-²

variant of apo- before a vowel or h: aphelion.

Definition for ap (4 of 6)

Ap.

Apostle.

Apothecaries'.

April.

Definition for ap (5 of 6)

a.p.

additional premium.

author's proof.

Definition for ap (6 of 6)

A/P

or a/p

account paid.

accounts payable.

authority to pay or purchase.

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Examples from the Web for ap

Police officials told the AP that they came out with guns blazing.
France Kills Charlie Hebdo Murderers|Nico Hines|January 9, 2015|DAILY BEAST
According to the AP, as of October, there were only four people still alive who be affected by this legislation.
Nazis, Sunscreen, and Sea Gull Eggs: Congress in 2014 Was Hella Productive|Ben Jacobs|December 29, 2014|DAILY BEAST
A Democratic activist named Tom Connolly later revealed to the AP that he was the source.
Brace Yourself: October Election Surprises Surely on the Way|Matt Lewis|October 31, 2014|DAILY BEAST
The AP story used in the Hitler-Bush assignment is titled, “Bush: Iraq War Justified Despite No WMD,” which ran in October 2003.
D.C. Public Schools Hides Teacher Who Told Students to Compare Bush to Hitler|Asawin Suebsaeng|September 11, 2014|DAILY BEAST

That allows you to get at what most people were reading, which was the wire service stuff, the AP and the UPI stuff.
The Real Legacy of Richard Nixon|Scott Porch|August 5, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Sar-da-na-pa-lus: pronounce it with the accent on pa, and not on ap.
Five Hundred Mistakes of Daily Occurrence in Speaking, Pronouncing, and Writing the English Language, Corrected|Anonymous
But I see right here ef I is comp'ny done come to spen' de day, I'd bes' put on a ap'on and git ter wuck.
Molly Brown's Orchard Home|Nell Speed
Meanwhile Rees ap Rees was growing elderly, and worn out with money, which is a frightful thing to feel.
The Maid of Sker|Richard Doddridge Blackmore
Let AP (fig. 16) represent the surface of the grating, O being the centre of the circle.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 8, Slice 4|Various
Appetency, ap′pet-ens-i, n. a seeking after: craving or appetite: desire, especially sensual desire—also Ap′petence.
Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 1 of 4: A-D)|Various

British Dictionary definitions for ap (1 of 4)

/ (æp) /

prefix

son of: occurring as part of some surnames of Welsh originap Thomas

Word Origin for ap

from Welsh mab son

British Dictionary definitions for ap (2 of 4)

abbreviation for

Air Police

Associated Press

British Dictionary definitions for ap (3 of 4)

ap-

prefix

a variant of apo- aphelion

British Dictionary definitions for ap (4 of 4)

a.p.

abbreviation for

obsolete (in prescriptions, etc) ante prandium

Word Origin for a.p.

Latin: before a meal

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Medical definitions for ap

ap.

abbr.

apothecary

AP

or A.P.

Words related to AP

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or a/p

Examples from the Web for ap

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prefix

Word Origin for ap

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abbreviation for

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prefix

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abbreviation for

Word Origin for a.p.

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