ABC

¹ American  

[ey-bee-see] / ˈeɪˌbiˈsi /

noun

plural

ABC's, ABCs

1. ABC's.

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ABC ² American  

abbreviation

1. Trademark. American Broadcasting Companies: a television and radio network.

2. atomic, biological, and chemical.

   ABC warfare.

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A.B.C. ³ American  

abbreviation

1. Advance Booking Charter.

2. Alcoholic Beverage Control.

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ABC ¹ British  

abbreviation

1. (formerly, of weapons or warfare) atomic, biological, and chemical

2. Australian Broadcasting Corporation

3. American Broadcasting Company

4. Audit Bureau of Circulation

5. Australian-born Chinese: a person with Chinese parents, born and raised in Australia

6. American-born Chinese: a person with Chinese parents, born and raised in the US

7. acceptable behaviour contract: a voluntary written agreement between someone who has been involved in anti-social behaviour and a local agency such as a housing association, council, or police

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ABC ² British  

noun

1. (plural in US) the rudiments of a subject

2. an alphabetical guide to a subject

3. (often plural in US) the alphabet

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Example Sentences

How were you able to film both the “Scrubs” reboot and Season 2 of “High Potential”? ABC was willing to make it work.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 31, 2026

John Bird, a friend of Thompson's, told ABC it brought a "finalisation" to the case.

From BBC • Mar. 30, 2026

He was also executive producer for the ABC show, “This Week With George Stephanopoulos.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 29, 2026

There was no immediate word on Woods' condition following the incident in Jupiter Island, ABC television reported.

From Barron's • Mar. 27, 2026

This isn’t all that unusual, because as with all the Sunday- morning shows, the major networks—CBS, NBC, ABC, CNN, and Fox—always send crews to one another’s studios to grab exit interviews with the guests.

From "The World Is Flat" by Thomas L. Friedman