ABC

¹

[ ey-bee-see ]

noun

, plural ABC's, ABCs.

1. ABC's ( defs 1, 3 ).

ABC

²

abbreviation for

1. Trademark. American Broadcasting Companies: a television and radio network.
2. atomic, biological, and chemical:

   ABC warfare.

A.B.C.

³

abbreviation for

1. Advance Booking Charter.
2. Alcoholic Beverage Control.

ABC

¹

abbreviation for

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

ABC

²

noun

1. plural in US the rudiments of a subject
2. an alphabetical guide to a subject
3. often plural in US the alphabet

Example Sentences

In short, he was a good kid with good parents, qualities that didn’t always come in handy when it was time for ABC to pay him commensurately with other TV stars.

From Los Angeles Times

ABC News reports, external that Don't Go is the name of a music video Smollett was planning to shoot - which is why he paid the brothers to get him in shape.

From BBC

But unlike that ABC series, “The Later Daters” emphasizes self-improvement rather than competition.

From Los Angeles Times

Talking politics is welcomed at Cerritos High School within certain parameters, according to a spokesperson for ABC Unified.

From Los Angeles Times

Adding to the documentary-style realism, the film weaves in actual footage from the ABC broadcast that day, to which Mason helped secure the rights shortly before filming began.

From Los Angeles Times