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pts.

American  

abbreviation

  1. parts.

  2. payments.

  3. pints.

  4. points.

  5. ports.


pts British  

abbreviation

  1. parts

  2. payments

  3. points

  4. ports

"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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Finished 7thwith 60 pts. and collected $128.8M in prize money.

From Forbes Aug. 4, 2015

The Russians billeted there objected to the long hike to the Thames, and all moved in with the Pearces, who promptly left a note for the milkman to start delivering 40 pts. a day.

From Time Magazine Archive

Several high pts. to the N & N. E. Covered with Snow. a remarkable high rugd mountain in the forks of Lewis's river nearly South and covered with Snow.

From The Journals of Lewis and Clark, 1804-1806 by Meriwether Lewis

It contains Chalmers’s Life, annotated and completed from Wilson and Lee, Robinson Crusoe, pts. i. and ii.,

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 10 "David, St" to "Demidov" by Various

Other useful manuals for the beginner:—T. Jones, A Guide to Welsh, pts. i. ii. new ed.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 5 "Cat" to "Celt" by Various

Source: Fox News poll of 1,003 registered voters conducted July 17-20, 2026; margin of error +/- 3 pct. pts.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 10, 2026

WSJ/NBC News survey of 1,000 adults, conducted Feb. 18-22, 2017; margin of error: +/- 3.1 pct. pts.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 19, 2026

"We expect the dollar to stay bid and lift to the pandemic high of 103 pts in coming months".

From Reuters Apr. 12, 2022

And a week later, she texted with an update: “Zero! Zero Covid pts in the ICU!”

From Seattle Times Aug. 27, 2021

See this illustration:   Difference between ENE and E = 2 pts.

From Lectures in Navigation by Ernest Gallaudet Draper

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