for short

phrase

: as an abbreviation
named Katherine or Kate for short

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Avoid emotional borrowing to fund a lifestyle, impress others, or pay for short-term experiences, said Klontz. — Stephanie Dhue, CNBC, 15 Oct. 2026 The Boarding Area Relaxation Corps, or BARC for short, are volunteer airport therapy dogs who have been easing the stress of traveling for the last decade. — Melissa May, CBS News, 15 Oct. 2026 The chip has two super-cores for short, bursty workloads and four efficiency cores for background tasks and sustained workloads, which Apple says equate to a 20% performance improvement. — Eric Zeman, PC Magazine, 12 Oct. 2026 Called 503As for short, they’re regulated by state boards of pharmacy. — Alana Semuels, Time, 7 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for for short

Word History

First Known Use

1824, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of for short was in 1824

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“For short.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/for%20short. Accessed 20 Oct. 2026.

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