Meanings
a/c1
adjectivea/c (not comparable)
- abbreviationnot comparableanatomyAbbreviation of antecubital.
nouna/c (plural a/cs)
plural a/cs
- abbreviationAbbreviation of account.
a cheque marked a/c payee may not be deposited in a bank account which does not belong to the named payee
- abbreviationinitialismInitialism of air conditioning.
- abbreviationinitialismInitialism of air conditioner.
- abbreviationinitialismaeronautical jargonInitialism of aircraft.
A/C2
nounA/C (usually uncountable, plural A/Cs)
- abbreviationuncountableusuallyAbbreviation of account.
- abbreviationinitialismuncountableusuallyInitialism of account current.
- abbreviationinitialismuncountableusuallyInitialism of alternating current
Synonyms & antonyms
nounan appliance designed to extract humidity from the air and thereby cool it
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Origin
All such senses are by shortening of one type or another (for example, abbreviations, initialisms, or clippings).
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a/c. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/a%2Fc
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“a/c.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/a%2Fc. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “a/c,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/a%2Fc.
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