etc.

American  

abbreviation

1. and others; and so forth; and so on (used to indicate that more of the same sort or class might have been mentioned, but for brevity have been omitted).

   You can leave your coats, umbrellas, etc., at the door.

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etc. British  

abbreviation

1. et cetera

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Etymology

Origin of etc.

Shortening of et cetera

Example Sentences

“Native plants are often described at nurseries with their sun preferences: ‘full sun’, ‘partial sun’, ‘shade,’ etc.,” he says.

From Los Angeles Times

We checked to make sure that women and men were equally represented, the different ICE field offices were equally represented, nationalities were equally represented, etc.

From Salon

Bear in mind that these kinds of speed tests only represent a snapshot in time and can be affected by several factors, like network conditions, the number of users on the server, etc.

From Salon

A hard year followed with floods, ICE, AI, etc., menacing our native optimism.

From Los Angeles Times

Of course big tech firms still have core strengths—shopping for Amazon, iPhones for Apple, search for Google, etc.

From The Wall Street Journal