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  • q.s.
    q.s.
    abbreviation
    (in prescriptions) as much as is sufficient; enough.
  • qs
    qs
    abbreviation
    (in prescriptions) quantum sufficit
  • QS
    QS
    abbreviation
    quarter sessions

q.s.

1 American  

abbreviation

  1. (in prescriptions) as much as is sufficient; enough.


q.s. 2 American  

abbreviation

  1. quarter section.


qs 1 British  

abbreviation

  1. (in prescriptions) quantum sufficit

  2. quarter section (of land)

"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

QS 2 British  

abbreviation

  1. quarter sessions

"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

Etymology

Origin of q.s.

From Latin quantum sufficit

Example Sentences

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Here, he takes an opportunity to respond publicly to a few Qs.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 6, 2025

"We've got a whole line of Qs doing really cool stuff in the tech space who are women," he said.

From BBC • Mar. 4, 2024

Since the doors to the theater first swung open, it’d been made clear that everyone needed to mind their Ps and Qs.

From Washington Post • Mar. 6, 2023

“The point of a code is to set consistent expectations for how justices will behave & the norms of ethical conduct. These types of articles raise Qs a code could answer,” the group tweeted.

From Washington Times • Feb. 1, 2023

Some Os and Qs and Cs long and narrow.

From "One Crazy Summer" by Rita Williams-Garcia

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