inst.

American  

abbreviation

1. instant.

2. instantaneous.

3. (usually initial capital letter) institute.

4. (usually initial capital letter) institution.

5. instructor.

6. instrument.

7. instrumental.

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Inst. British  

abbreviation

1. Institute

2. Institution

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Example Sentences

Thus we got on quietly on our way southward until Tuesday, the 16th inst., when we were 50 miles south and 100 miles west of port, and thought we might get in the next day.

From Scientific American • Aug. 11, 2011

Vicarii, ibidem natus, lit. ver� gram. inst. apud South-Molton per sexennium, et apud Ottery St. Mary per triennium sub viro revdo Joanne Colridge.

From Notes and Queries, Vol. IV, Number 107, November 15, 1851 A Medium of Inter-communication for Literary Men, Artists, Antiquaries, Genealogists, etc. by Various

Mr. James Smith, Dear Sir, The goods ordered in your letter of the 19th inst. were sent this morning by Adam’s Express.

From The Gentlemen's Book of Etiquette and Manual of Politeness Being a Complete Guide for a Gentleman's Conduct in all his Relations Towards Society by Hartley, Cecil B.

Hutchinson, Mr. Faneuil, Mr. Winslow and Messrs. Clarke, met in the forenoon of the 3rd inst., at the latter's warehouse, the lower end of King street.

From The Loyalists of Massachusetts And the Other Side of the American Revolution by Stark, James H.

The Danville Advertiser of the 7th inst. says: Mr. Smith was in town on Saturday with his hired man, and the two tell a singular story about a lightning stroke.

From Scientific American, Vol. XXXVII.?No. 2. [New Series.], July 14, 1877 A Weekly Journal Of Practical Information, Art, Science, Mechanics, Chemistry, And Manufactures by Various