AST

¹

Or A.S.T.,

1. Atlantic Standard Time. standard time

-ast

²

1. a suffix of nouns that denote a person who practices or is concerned with something, or holds certain principles, doctrines, etc.: ecdysiast;

   enthusiast;

   ecdysiast;

   gymnast.

AST

abbreviation

1. Atlantic Standard Time

2. automated screen trading (in securities)

3. education advanced skills teacher

Word History and Origins

Origin of AST¹

A variant of -ist ( def. ) after the vowel i ; from Greek -astēs

Example Sentences

AST SpaceMobile reported a third-quarter per-share loss of 45 cents on sales of $14.7 million, missing analyst expectations.

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AST SpaceMobile’s stock was down 0.1% in after-hours trading, despite the weaker-than-expected third-quarter results.

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A year ago, in the third quarter of 2024, AST reported External link a $1.10 per-share loss from sales of $1.1 million.

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“AST SpaceMobile continues to lead the direct-to-device space-based cellular broadband industry,” said CEO Abel Avellan in a news release.

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Coming into the week, AST stock was up more than 225% year to date.

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