Co

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Symbol, Chemistry.
  1. cobalt.

Other definitions for CO (2 of 9)

CO

abbreviation
  1. Colorado (approved especially for use with zip code).

Other definitions for co- (3 of 9)

co-

  1. variant of com- before a vowel, h, and gn:coadjutor; cohabit; cognate. The prefix co- now productively forms new words from bases beginning with any sound (co-conspirator; co-manage; coseismic), sometimes with the derived sense “auxiliary, subsidiary” (coenzyme; copilot), and, in mathematics and astronomy, with the sense “complement” (codeclination).

Other definitions for c/o (4 of 9)

c/o

  1. care of.

  2. Bookkeeping. carried over.

  1. cash order.

Other definitions for c.o. (5 of 9)

c.o.

abbreviation
  1. care of.

  2. carried over.

Other definitions for Co. (6 of 9)

Co.

abbreviation
  1. Company.

  2. County.

Other definitions for C/o (7 of 9)

C/o

  1. care of.

  2. Bookkeeping. carried over.

Other definitions for C/O (8 of 9)

C/O

  1. cash order.

  2. certificate of origin.

Other definitions for C.O. (9 of 9)

C.O.

abbreviation
  1. cash order.

  2. Commanding Officer.

  1. conscientious objector.

  2. correction officer.

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How to use Co in a sentence

British Dictionary definitions for co (1 of 7)

co

the internet domain name for
  1. a commercial company (used with a country domain name)

  2. Colombia

British Dictionary definitions for Co (2 of 7)

Co1

the chemical symbol for
  1. cobalt

British Dictionary definitions for Co (3 of 7)

Co2

abbreviation for
  1. County

British Dictionary definitions for Co (4 of 7)

Co3

abbreviation for
  1. (esp in names of business organizations) Company

  2. and co (kəʊ) informal and the rest of them: Harold and co

British Dictionary definitions for CO (5 of 7)

CO

abbreviation for
  1. Commanding Officer

  2. Commonwealth Office

  1. conscientious objector

  2. Colorado

  3. Colombia (international car registration)

British Dictionary definitions for co- (6 of 7)

co-

prefix
  1. together; joint or jointly; mutual or mutually: coproduction

  2. indicating partnership or equality: cofounder; copilot

  1. to the same or a similar degree: coextend

  2. (in mathematics and astronomy) of the complement of an angle: cosecant; codeclination

Origin of co-

6
from Latin, reduced form of com-

British Dictionary definitions for c/o (7 of 7)

c/o

abbreviation for
  1. care of

  2. accounting carried over

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Scientific definitions for Co

Co

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