Val
1 Americanabbreviation
noun
abbreviation
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valentine.
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valuation.
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value.
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valued.
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But it wasn’t until Lyon was ailing and his wife, Val, was incapacitated that a family member looking to confirm a beneficiary designation found no record of any updates to his plans.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 10, 2026
“About that time, a Japanese Val dive-bomber dropped its bomb on Ford Island and started coming down ‘Battleship Row.’
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 27, 2026
One recent Prep Talk was 11 paragraphs about Val Moreno, a man serving his 33rd season on the Servite football chain crew.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 23, 2026
Val Moreno looks like he’s enjoying every minute while volunteering to hold the down marker at Servite High home football games as part of the Friars’ chain crew.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 17, 2026
There was Bronden, clapping her hands, and the millers, Val and Ellis, staring at each other in amazement.
From "Rowan of Rin" by Emily Rodda
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Bigamy threat val. minus nil. unless quick buyer.
From "Absalom, Absalom!" by William Faulkner
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Intrinsic val. possible though not probable forced sale of house 6 land plus val. crop minus child’s one quarter.
From "Absalom, Absalom!" by William Faulkner
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Emotional val. plus 100 % times nil. plus val. crop.
From "Absalom, Absalom!" by William Faulkner
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Increase 200% times intrinsic val. yearly plus liquid assets plus credit earned.
From "Absalom, Absalom!" by William Faulkner
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Adverb; adversus=Against. ad val., ad valorem=According to value. advt.
From Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 4 of 4: S-Z and supplements) by Various
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