APB
pronunciation
How to pronounce APB in British English:
UK [ˌeɪ pi: ˈbi:]
How to pronounce APB in American English:
US [ˌeɪpi'bi]
Word Origin
- APB
- also a.p.b., 1960, police jargon initialism (acronym) for all-points bulletin, itself attested by 1953 (perhaps more in the jargon of detective novels than in actual police use).
Example
- 1. Apb has been able to attract local talent and pay for many of its employees to attend college .
- 2. I put out an apb . Neighbor have anything to say ?
- 3. I put out an apb .
- 4. Ubs analyst olivier nicolai estimates heineken would be able to secure 3.5 % financing to fund its takeover of apb , making the deal earnings-accretive in the first year .
- 5. Apb & associates is an it consulting firm that provides project management services mainly to large firms and the government .