p.c.

¹

abbreviation for

1. (in prescriptions) after eating; after meals.

p.c.

²

abbreviation for

1. percent.
2. petty cash.
3. postal card.
4. price current.
5. printed circuit.

pc

³

1. picocurie; picocuries.

PC

⁴

abbreviation for

1. Peace Corps.
2. personal computer.
3. player character.
4. politically correct.
5. printed circuit.
6. professional corporation.
7. pubococcygeus.

pc.

⁵

abbreviation for

, plural pcs.

1. plural pcs piece.
2. prices.

P/C

⁶

or p/c

abbreviation for

1. petty cash.
2. price current.

P.C.

⁷

abbreviation for

1. Past Commander.
2. British. Police Constable.
3. politically correct.
4. Post Commander.
5. British. Prince Consort.
6. British. Privy Council.
7. professional corporation.

pc

¹

abbreviation for

1. per cent
2. postcard
3. obsolete.
   (in prescriptions) post cibum
4. parsec

PC

²

abbreviation for

1. personal computer
2. Parish Council(lor)
3. Past Commander
4. (in Britain and Canada) Police Constable
5. politically correct
6. Prince Consort
7. (in Britain and Canada) Privy Council(lor)
8. (in Canada) Progressive Conservative

P/C

³

abbreviation for

1. petty cash
2. price current

p.c.

1. An abbreviation for “ p olitically c orrect.” It refers to social, political, and educational changes designed to redress historical injustices in areas such as race, gender, ethnic background, and sexual orientation: “Haven't you read the latest directive on p.c. language? Please refer to our colleagues as ‘women,’ not ‘ladies’ or ‘girls.’” The phrase and abbreviation, which also appears as PC, both debuted in the late twentieth century.

Word History and Origins

Origin of p.c.¹

From Latin post cibōs

Word History and Origins

Origin of p.c.¹

(sense 3) Latin: after meals

Idioms and Phrases

Also, p.c. An abbreviation for politically correct .

Example Sentences

Deborah receives this in a state of total inebriation; she’s attending a frat party in the hopes of courting support among students who aren’t so P.C.

From Salon

Three-quarters of employers polled by Littler Mendelson P.C., the employment law firm, said they had not changed their approach to D.E.I. because of the ruling last year, and only 1 percent reported a significant decrease in their efforts, according to a survey released this month.

From New York Times

"So far, the catalytic yield has been below 30 percent for a single pass, meaning just passing the methane and oxygen through the catalyst and getting ethylene on the other side," says Bar Mosevitzky Lis, a postdoctoral research associate in the Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering in Lehigh University's P.C.

From Science Daily

On Aug. 14, 2017, a little more than a week after Northern International provided the $5 million loan, Hunter Biden transferred $150,000 from Owasco P.C. to a nearly empty bank account for the Lion Hall Group, a company owned by James and Sarah Biden.

From Washington Times

The same day, Hunter Biden transferred $400,000 from Hudson West III and into the bank account of his law firm, Owasco P.C.

From Washington Times

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