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PSA en · NOUN · etymology 1

Etymology

English initialisms.

Meanings

  1. (abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable) Initialism of polysialic acid.
  2. (abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable) Initialism of prostate-specific antigen.
    • A high PSA reading indicates a possibility of cancer. 2019, Bill Bryson, The Body: A Guide for Occupants, Black Swan (2020), page 421:
  3. (abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable) Initialism of pressure-sensitive adhesive.
  4. (abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable) Initialism of pressure swing adsorption.
  5. (abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable) Initialism of public safety announcement.
  6. (abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable) Initialism of public service announcement.
    • If you are at a zoo, and a monkey climbs up high in the bars and sticks his thing through the bars, you should move away from the monkey cage. Move in an orderly fashion- don't push, don't rush, don't make it like a Who concert in Ohio. Just move back nice and slow and easy, because that monkey may be having some problems, he may have some hostility towards you. So please- this is just a public service announcement, that's what this is. Just to make sure it's very, very clear. And this PSA is brought to you by: Monkey Tuesday! 2006 May 9, Penn Jillette, Michael Goudeau, 27:27 from the start, in Penn Radio:
  7. (abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable) Initialism of purchase and sale agreement.

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Synonyms

P&S

Source: en.wiktionary, “PSA” (noun), dump 20260902, contributors via the page history. Text licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.

PSA en · PROPN · etymology 1

Etymology

English initialisms.

Meanings

  1. (abbreviation, alt-of, initialism) Initialism of Pacific Southwest Airlines.
  2. (Philippines, abbreviation, alt-of, initialism) Initialism of Philippine Statistics Authority.
  3. (abbreviation, alt-of, historical, initialism) Initialism of Phone-paid Services Authority.
Source: en.wiktionary, “PSA” (name), dump 20260902, contributors via the page history. Text licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.

PSA en · PROPN · etymology 2

Etymology

From French PSA, initialism of Peugeot S.A. (société anonyme (“public limited company”)).

Meanings

  1. (abbreviation, alt-of, initialism) Initialism of Peugeot S.A., a French automaker.