U.K.
Americanabbreviation
abbreviation
abbreviation
Example Sentences
Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.
The proposed 99-year deal calls for the U.K. to pay Mauritius an average of $135 million annually to lease the Diego Garcia base.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 28, 2026
Meanwhile, its exports to the E.U. jumped 11% and to the U.K. by 24%.
From MarketWatch • Apr. 28, 2026
Last year, however, the U.K. government finally agreed to a sweeping, 99-year deal.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 28, 2026
Its companies have been exporting aggressively to the U.K. and Europe, creating stiff competition and placing margins under pressure.
From MarketWatch • Apr. 28, 2026
In late 1942, some officers had talked about recruiting her and her team to work with the U.K. on “outstanding problems”—which perhaps included Enigma.
From "The Woman All Spies Fear" by Amy Butler Greenfield
Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
