p.c.

¹

abbreviation

1. (in prescriptions) after eating; after meals.

p.c.

²

abbreviation

1. percent.

2. petty cash.

3. postal card.

4. price current.

5. printed circuit.

pc

³

1. picocurie; picocuries.

PC

⁴

abbreviation

1. Peace Corps.

2. personal computer.

3. player character.

4. politically correct.

5. printed circuit.

6. professional corporation.

7. pubococcygeus.

pc.

⁵

abbreviation

plural

pcs 

1. piece.

2. prices.

P/C

⁶

Or p/c

abbreviation

1. petty cash.

2. price current.

P.C.

⁷

abbreviation

1. Past Commander.

2. British.,  Police Constable.

3. politically correct.

4. Post Commander.

5. British.,  Prince Consort.

6. British.,  Privy Council.

7. professional corporation.

pc

¹

abbreviation

1. per cent

2. postcard

3. obsolete,  (in prescriptions) post cibum

4. parsec

PC

²

abbreviation

1. personal computer

2. Parish Council(lor)

3. Past Commander

4. (in Britain and Canada) Police Constable

5. politically correct

6. Prince Consort

7. (in Britain and Canada) Privy Council(lor)

8. (in Canada) Progressive Conservative

P/C

³

abbreviation

1. petty cash

2. price current

p.c.

1. An abbreviation for “p olitically c orrect.” It refers to social, political, and educational changes designed to redress historical injustices in areas such as race, gender, ethnic background, and sexual orientation: “Haven't you read the latest directive on p.c. language? Please refer to our colleagues as ‘women,’ not ‘ladies’ or ‘girls.’” The phrase and abbreviation, which also appears as PC, both debuted in the late twentieth century.

Word History and Origins

Origin of pc¹

From Latin post cibōs

Word History and Origins

Origin of pc¹

(sense 3) Latin: after meals

Idioms and Phrases

Also, p.c. An abbreviation for politically correct.

Example Sentences

That bodes well for Berkshire and other P&C insurers’ results, which could give their stocks a much-needed boost.

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Two of the largest P&C insurers ranked by market value, Chubb and Progressive, are also lagging.

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Progressive is an auto insurance specialist and is less affected by catastrophe losses than many of its P&C peers.

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So far, however, the stocks of P&C insurers—including Berkshire, which operates the largest P&C business globally ranked by capital—haven’t benefited from low levels of catastrophes.

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Trade publication Inside P&C reported on Accelerant's IPO ambitions earlier this month, citing sources.

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