ag

¹ American  

[ag] / æg /

adjective

Informal.

1. agriculture.

   ag courses; to major in ag.

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Ag ² American  

Symbol, Chemistry.

1. silver.

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ag- ³ American  

1. variant of ad- before g: agglutinate.

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ag. ⁴ American  

abbreviation

1. agriculture.

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Ag. ⁵ American  

abbreviation

1. August.

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A.G. ⁶ American  

Or AG

abbreviation

1. Adjutant General.

2. Attorney General.

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AG ¹ British  

abbreviation

1. Adjutant General

2. Attorney General

3. Aktiengesellschaft

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ag ² British  

/ æx /

interjection

1. an expression of surprise, annoyance, pleasure, etc

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1. an expression used to preface a remark, gain time, etc

Ag ³ British  

symbol

1. silver

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ag ⁴ British  

abbreviation

1. Antigua and Barbuda

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Etymology

Origin of ag¹

By shortening

Origin of Ag²

From the Latin word argentum

Example Sentences

"While some markets have opened up, we're still not back to exporting as much ag products as we have in the past," he added.

From BBC • Dec. 8, 2025

“Looking ahead, we believe 2026 will mark the bottom of the large ag cycle,” he said.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 26, 2025

Small ag and turf sales rose 6.5% to $2.46 billion, while construction and forestry sales jumped 27% to $3.38 billion.

From MarketWatch • Nov. 26, 2025

“What really needs to change is how much ag workers get paid,” she said, “so that minors don’t have to help out their parents.”

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 20, 2025

If the words deanamh, bualadh, in the phrases adduced, were real Participles, then in all similar instances, it would be not only unnecessary, but ungrammatical, to introduce the preposition ag at all.

From Elements of Gaelic Grammar by Stewart, Alexander