asp
/æsp/
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: 3.05 in modern English
5
Scrabble Score
3
Letters
1
Syllables
3
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
noun
Initialism of average selling price or (more rarely) average sale(s) price.
noun
noun
Initialism of accessibility / assistance / accompaniment service provider.
noun
name
Acronym of Armament Systems and Procedures, a US manufacturer of batons, restraints, and other products targeted at police and security.
name
Acronym of Armament Systems and Procedures, a US manufacturer of batons, restraints, and other products targeted at police and security.
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Initialism of Active Server Pages.
Example Sentences
- "'Two thousand years ago did thou and I and that Egyptian asp rest therein, but since then have I not set foot here, nor any man, and perchance it has fallen,' and, followed by the rest of us, she passed up a vast flight of broken and ruined steps into the outer court, and looked round into the gloom."
- "Sexual Offences (Scotland) Act 2009 (2009 asp 9)"
Etymology
From Middle English aspe, from Old French aspe, from Latin aspis, aspidis (“asp, viper”), from Ancient Greek ἀσπίς (aspís, “shield; Egyptian cobra Naja haje”); compare Middle English aspide.
Origin
Word Breakdown
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /æsp/
- British English: /ɑːsp/