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  • PL
    PL
    Public Law.
  • pl.
    pl.
    abbreviation
    place.
  • P/L
    P/L
    profit and loss.
  • P.L.
    P.L.
    abbreviation
    Poet Laureate.
  • pl
    pl
    abbreviation
    place
  • Pl.
    Pl.
    abbreviation
    Place

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

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"Anyone with a large family knows. Everything works out in the end," said Carlos Portinho, leader of the PL caucus in the Senate.

From Barron's Jul. 3, 2026

Tom in Nottingham: Nottingham Forest were promoted after 23 years away from the PL with absolutely nothing from the parachute payment pot.

From BBC Apr. 19, 2023

“The Clarets may, however, get the record for the lowest possession in a PL game.”

From The Guardian Apr. 2, 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

We thus have OB : PK = ON : PN and OB' : PM = OL : PL; whence OB · OB' : PK · PM = ON · OL : PN · PL.

From An Elementary Course in Synthetic Projective Geometry by Lehmer, Derrick Norman

Five minutes later, Rios texted Butts: “Park ur car on 78th pl. Leave the car keys only with the $. Right now do that please”

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 17, 2023

Coarse limestone; height, 1 foot 4½ inches; combined length of eight slabs, 28 feet 8 inches; Fellows, Lycia, pl. facing p.

From A Catalogue of Sculpture in the Department of Greek and Roman Antiquities, British Museum, Volume I (of 2) by Smith, A. H.

The order in which these slabs are exhibited differs from that given by Michaelis in Der Parthenon, pl. 11., because slab xliii.,

From A Catalogue of Sculpture in the Department of Greek and Roman Antiquities, British Museum, Volume I (of 2) by Smith, A. H.

Chop, chop, n. the chap or jaw, generally used in pl.: a person with fat cheeks: the mouth of anything, as a cannon.—adj.

From Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 1 of 4: A-D) by Various

Moor′age, a place for mooring; Moor′ing, act of mooring: that which serves to moor or confine a ship: in pl. the place or condition of a ship thus moored.

From Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 2 of 4: E-M) by Various

This work includes researching prospective companies, investigating their P/L sheets, understanding what they make and how they make it, and figuring out what the likelihood of future profitability will be.

From New York Times May 23, 2016

These include the theater’s posh director Meredith Potter; Stella’s bumbling surrogate father, Uncle Vernon; and the heartthrob P.L.

From The Wall Street Journal Apr. 3, 2026

The framework of “Mary Poppins” did not exist until the Shermans got their hands on P.L.

From New York Times May 25, 2024

P.L. was not ever named in a Miami narcotics indictment, according to Mosquera’s proffer, although his record for ditching probation appears to match the criminal history of Patrick Liljebeck.

From Seattle Times Oct. 13, 2021

These less appealing attributes are true to the literary Mary Poppins, as author P.L.

From Washington Post Dec. 13, 2018

Gail imagined that there was an organized conspiracy to belittle his learning and professional success, and there was a standing quarrel between him and his literary opponents, the most distinguished of whom was P.L.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 4 "G" to "Gaskell, Elizabeth" by Various

Just bad luck and poor refereeing every game has cost them their pl status.

From BBC Apr. 20, 2013

Lili pl from La Jolla, Calif., wrote that T.S.A. officers had taken her sunglasses and but had not returned them.

From New York Times Dec. 11, 2010

But for most, subtle and highly persuasive pressures are at work, primarily choice job assignments after graduation that can be allotted in part according to a Komsomol pl record.

From Time Magazine Archive

They brought Stephanopoulos' total support in the 300-man Parliament to a slender majority ,pl 152.

From Time Magazine Archive

Viand, vī′and, n. food, articles for food—usually in pl.

From Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 4 of 4: S-Z and supplements) by Various

I was coming up Waverly Pl. from 6th Ave. approaching Christopher St. when I saw the police car lights flashing.

From Salon Jun. 28, 2017

Alden Pl., 3330-Patricia McInnis, personal representative, and the estate of Addie L. Barnes to Jeffrey D. Chance, $236,000.

From Washington Post Sep. 3, 2015

Hobart Pl., 771-Michelle Jones and estate of Gwendolyn Jones to Keefer 644 Corp., $450,000.

From Washington Post Jul. 28, 2015

She pulled up 72 Irving Pl. on her database.

From Washington Post Jun. 13, 2010

Dual wii. tiiw Pl. w. ti. tiwny.   wyn.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 1 "Edwardes" to "Ehrenbreitstein" by Various

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