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POS

1 American  
Or P.O.S.

abbreviation

  1. Slang. piece of shit (a euphemistic initialism used to avoid explicit vulgarity). See shit.

  2. point of sale; point of service.


pos. 2 American  

abbreviation

  1. position.

  2. positive.

  3. possession.

  4. possessive.


POS 1 British  

abbreviation

  1. point of sale

  2. part of speech

"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

pos. 2 British  

abbreviation

  1. position

  2. positive

"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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Broadly speaking, the results reinforce DB’s view that near-term growth will be driven more from sustainable GMV growth as Shopify is successful with its International, POS, and Enterprise offerings.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 4, 2025

This is according to OnPrem Insights from Union, which gathered data from more than 1,000 high-volume U.S. accounts using bar and restaurant POS platforms.

From Salon • Sep. 18, 2024

Our coin, GreenBux, innovated by replacing proof of work with “proof of stake,” or POS for short.

From Slate • Aug. 5, 2023

POS vendors are individuals standing at street corners who have a card machine and can make transfers for people, but often charge a commission.

From BBC • Feb. 13, 2023

Stamp "POS," "P," or "+" on positive terminal and "NEG," "N," or on negative terminal.

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