| pay phone |
a usu. coin-operated public telephone. |
| payroll |
a list of those who are to be paid by an employer and the sum owed to each. [3 definitions] |
| pay the piper |
to suffer the unpleasant consequences of former pleasure or irresponsibility. [2 definitions] |
| pay up |
(informal) to pay the total amount of a particular debt. |
| pazazz |
variant of pizazz. |
| Pb |
symbol of the chemical element lead. |
| PBS |
abbreviation of "Public Broadcasting Service." |
| PBX |
abbreviation of "private branch exchange." |
| PC |
abbreviation of "personal computer," a compact computer designed for individual use; microcomputer. |
| pc. |
abbreviation of "piece." |
| PCB |
any of a family of highly toxic chlorinated isomers of biphenyl, formerly used in manufacturing and as an electrical insulator; polychlorinated biphenyl. |
| P-Celtic |
a branch of the Celtic languages that includes Welsh, Cornish, and Breton, in which a "p" sound replaced the Proto-Indo-European "kw" sound. |
| PCP |
a powerful and dangerous drug originally intended as an animal tranquilizer but sometimes ingested by humans for its psychedelic and mood-altering effects; phenylcyclohexylpiperidine, or phencyclidine pill. |
| pct. |
abbreviation of "percent" or "percentage." |
| PCV |
abbreviation of "positive crankcase ventilation," the flow of engine exhaust fumes into an auto engine's cylinders as part of a pollution control system. |
| PCV valve |
a one-way valve that regulates the flow of engine exhaust fumes into an auto engine's cylinders, as part of a pollution control system. |
| Pd |
symbol of the chemical element palladium. |
| P.D. |
abbreviation of "police department." |
| pd. |
abbreviation of "paid." |
| PDF |
abbreviation of "portable document format," a file format (invented by Adobe Systems, Inc.) that represents documents created in a variety of word processing and desktop publishing programs as they were intended to appear, independently of the platform or hardware with which they are created or read. |
| PDQ |
(informal) abbreviation of "pretty damn quick." |