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  TY

  abbreviation

  thank you.
• -ty
  -ty

  a suffix of numerals denoting multiples of ten.
• Ty.
  Ty.

  abbreviation

  Territory.

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Acronyms dictionary results for TY.

TY

¹ American  

Or ty

abbreviation

1. thank you.

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-ty ² American  

1. a suffix of numerals denoting multiples of ten.

   twenty; thirty.

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-ty ³ American  

1. a suffix occurring in nouns of Latin origin, denoting quality, state, etc..

   unity; enmity.

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Ty. ⁴ American  

abbreviation

1. Territory.

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-ty ¹ British  

suffix

1. denoting a multiple of ten

   sixty

   seventy

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-ty ² British  

suffix

1. indicating state, condition, or quality

   cruelty

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Etymology

Origin of TY¹

From its use in digital communications

Origin of -ty²

Middle English; Old English -tig; cognate with Old Frisian -tich, German -zig, Old Norse -tigr, Gothic -tigjus

Origin of -ty³

Middle English -te ( e ) < Old French -te ( t ) < Latin -tātem, accusative of -tās

Example Sentences

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TY -ty Ty.

The British female rap duo, comprised of sisters Sandra and Samantha, also known as TY Tim and Total S.

From BBC ● Dec. 5, 2024

TY CROES, Wales — Tucked away in the breast pocket of Wales is a racing circuit called Anglesey.

From New York Times ● Dec. 12, 2021

Social media sleuths quickly identified the dinosaur as a product that was made by TY, the company behind Beanie Babies.

From Slate ● May 30, 2020

TY 4 your screams & shouts & hugs & love & good wishes.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 30, 2019

Then, right there on TY Mrs. Granger and Nick and Bud Lawrence and Nick’s mom were talking to twenty million people about frindles.

From "Frindle" by Andrew Clements

In Mœso-Gothic we find the -ty in the fuller form tig = δέκ-ας in Greek.

From A Handbook of the English Language by Latham, R. G. (Robert Gordon)

The word penetrability is not derived from the English word penetrable, by the addition of -ty.

From A Handbook of the English Language by Latham, R. G. (Robert Gordon)

“The minute someone feels young, it means they don’t have musical credibility, which is so not the case with Ty. I mean, he’s basically John Mayer and Otis Redding in an 18-year-old’s body.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 20, 2025

“They zoned it off, so there was a guy sitting there with Ty. If I had to do it over again, I would have just thrown it at Ty’s feet.”

From Seattle Times ● Dec. 2, 2021

“We’re confident in Ty. If we have to kick him again, we’ll do it.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 21, 2019

Figuring that was a better alternative than a Clark heave, Bennett said he yelled: “Throw it to Ty. We’ll get one up there.”

From Washington Post ● Apr. 4, 2019

“Hi, Sparrow. I’m Ty. You’re in Nina with me; let me show you where it is.”

From "Sparrow" by Sarah Moon