Sam

¹ American  

[sam] / sæm /

noun

1. a male given name, form of Samuel.

2. a female given name, form of Samantha.

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SAM ² American  

[sam] / sæm /

noun

1. surface-to-air missile.

2. Space Available Mail: a special air service for sending parcels weighing up to 15 pounds (6.8 kilograms) to overseas members of the armed forces: only the regular parcel post rate to the U.S. port of shipment is charged.

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SAM ³ American  

1. shared-appreciation mortgage.

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Sam. ⁴ American  

abbreviation

Bible.

1. Samuel.

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SAM ¹ British  

/ sæm /

acronym

1. surface-to-air missile

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S.Am. ² British  

abbreviation

1. South America(n)

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Sam. ³ British  

abbreviation

1. Samuel

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sam ⁴ British  

/ sæm /

verb

1. dialect to collect; gather up

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Example Sentences

A pilot program monetizing free ChatGPT usage with ads — which OpenAI CEO Sam Altman once called a “last resort” — has generated more than $100 million in annual recurring revenue in less than six weeks.

From MarketWatch

The company counts the Central Intelligence Agency’s venture arm among its investors, joined with power company Engie on facilities in Texas and signed a letter of intent with a Sam Altman-backed nuclear startup to buy power.

From The Wall Street Journal

A fantastical tale from the author of “Golden Hill” turns on a mysterious cabal that has discovered a method of time travel—and schemes to reverse the outcome of World War II. The author, Sam Sacks reports, “shows no compunction about delivering entertainment” in a fast-paced tale meant to whet readers’ appetites for sequels.

From The Wall Street Journal

As Sam Sacks writes of this posthumously published collection of short stories, “Segal never loses her equipoise, or her sense of humor, in these most extreme confrontations with mortality.”

From The Wall Street Journal

Sam Altman hoped Sora would turn OpenAI into a creative pioneer.

From The Wall Street Journal