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PL

1 American  
  1. Public Law.

    PL #480.


pl. 2 American  

abbreviation

  1. place.

  2. plate.

  3. plural.


P/L 3 American  
  1. profit and loss.


P.L. 4 American  

abbreviation

  1. Poet Laureate.


pl 1 British  

abbreviation

  1. place

  2. plate

  3. plural

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

PL 2 British  

abbreviation

  1. plural

  2. Poland (international car registration)

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Pl. 3 British  

abbreviation

  1. Place

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

pl 4 British  

abbreviation

  1. Poland

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Example Sentences

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In a tweet, Mr Watt said: "Well well well, what do we have here…Happy for you, wishing Birmingham all the best and hope to see you in the PL real soon."

From BBC • Aug. 3, 2023

I was initially sceptical if he'd be able to perform in the PL, boy was I wrong.

From BBC • Oct. 2, 2022

It’s caused backlash against the BIG SIX and yet PL rules require 14 clubs to vote through proposals.

From The Guardian • Apr. 1, 2022

PL: It felt like it was the time to say, “No, I’m not going to let you get away with simply infringing on everything we do.”

From The Verge • Mar. 1, 2022

These two branches will not be similar, nor is the curve itself symmetrical with respect to PL or to any transverse line; all of which peculiarities characterize it as something quite different from the ellipse.

From Scientific American Supplement, No. 595, May 28, 1887 by Various