pa

12 definitions • 10 examples

a father:

I miss my pa.

[ as form of address ] Thanks, Pa.

abbreviation for per annum (= each year):

a salary of $120,000 p.a.

abbreviation for personal assistant: someone whose job is helping someone in a higher position, especially by writing letters, arranging meetings, and making phone calls:

PA to Chris works as a PA to the chief executive officer.

abbreviation for physician associate and, in the US, physician assistant: a trained medical worker who works with doctors as part of a team, and can give a range of treatments and health care services:

My primary care physician wasn't in, so I saw the PA.

Instead of a physician looking after 100 patients, with a PA he or she may be able to look after 180 patients with physician oversight.

abbreviation for public address system: equipment for making sound, especially someone's voice, louder in a public place:

on the PA They've just announced on the PA that our flight's been delayed.

abbreviation for pulmonary artery (= the artery that carries dexogygenated blood from the heart to the lungs)

written abbreviation for the US state of Pennsylvania: used in addresses

father:

Do you know where pa went?

abbreviation for pascal

abbreviation for personal assistant: someone whose job is helping someone in a higher position, especially by writing letters, arranging meetings, and making phone calls:

PA to sb She is PA to the director of the organization.

abbreviation for public address system: a system used to make announcements or play music in public places

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The illustration assumes investment growth of just 1% p.a. after inflation and charges.