ta

¹ American  

[tah] / tɑ /

interjection

British Slang.

1. thank you.

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tā ² American  

[tah] / tɑ /

noun

1. the third letter of the Arabic alphabet.

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ṭā ³ American  

[tah] / tɑ /

noun

1. the 16th letter of the Arabic alphabet.

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Ta ⁴ American  

Symbol, Chemistry.

1. tantalum.

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TA ⁵ American  

abbreviation

1. teaching assistant.

2. transactional analysis.

3. transit authority.

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TA ¹ British  

abbreviation

1. Territorial Army (now superseded by TAVR )

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Ta ² British  

symbol

1. tantalum

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ta ³ British  

/ tɑː /

interjection

1. informal thank you

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Etymology

Origin of ta¹

First recorded in 1765–75; by infantile shortening and alteration

Origin of tā²

From Arabic

Origin of ṭā³

From Arabic

Example Sentences

TA Securities maintains a hold rating on Velesto and its target price of MYR0.26.

From The Wall Street Journal

Hai Ta, the founder and chief executive of Olli, said he views AI toys as different from screen time and talking to virtual assistants because the product is structured around a certain focus such as storytelling.

From Los Angeles Times

She said pay was so low that she had only reached the threshold to start paying income tax five years ago after working as a TA for more than a decade.

From BBC

The Ta'ang National Liberation Army agreed to an armistice in October, after the Myanmar National Democratic Alliance Army handed back once bitterly contested Lashio in April.

From Barron's

TransAlta TA -0.95%decrease; red down pointing triangle has been ordered by the Energy Department to keep open for a 90-day period a coal-fired power station in Washington state that had been earmarked for closure.

From The Wall Street Journal