AP

¹ American  

Or A.P.

1. adjective phrase.

2. Trademark. Advanced Placement Program.

3. Air Police.

4. American plan.

5. antipersonnel.

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Ap. ² American  

abbreviation

1. Apostle.

2. Apothecaries'.

3. April.

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A/P ³ American  

Or a/p

1. account paid.

2. accounts payable.

3. authority to pay or purchase.

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ap- ⁴ American  

1. variant of ad- before p: appear.

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ap- ⁵ American  

1. variant of apo- before a vowel or h: aphelion.

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a.p. ⁶ American  

abbreviation

1. additional premium.

2. author's proof.

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AP ¹ British  

abbreviation

1. Air Police

2. Associated Press

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a.p. ² British  

abbreviation

1. obsolete (in prescriptions, etc) ante prandium

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ap ³ British  

/ æp /

prefix

1. son of: occurring as part of some surnames of Welsh origin

   ap Thomas

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ap- ⁴ British  

prefix

1. a variant of apo-

   aphelion

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Etymology

Origin of a.p.²

Latin: before a meal

Origin of ap³

from Welsh mab son

Example Sentences

IEA executive director Fatih Birol told AP there could soon be flight cancellations if supplies remained blocked.

From BBC • Apr. 16, 2026

Vance called the deal “fragile,” and the contours of any longer-term agreement were also unclear as Iran, Israel other nations in the region reportedly continued fighting Wednesday, according to the AP.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 8, 2026

Spalding said his hardest class was AP European history.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 25, 2026

US media including the Times and Fox News, and international news outlets such as AFP and AP, declined to sign the new policy, resulting in the stripping of their Pentagon credentials.

From Barron's • Mar. 24, 2026

I’m reading Macbeth for AP English—a class I am no longer taking.

From "Internment" by Samira Ahmed

Related Words

• news service
• press agency
• wire service