VC

See also: vc, .vc, Vc., vç, and V.C.

Translingual

Symbol

VC

1. (international standards) ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 country code for Saint Vincent and the Grenadines.

   Synonym: VCT (alpha-3)

English

Noun

VC (countable and uncountable, plural VCs)

1. Initialism of Victoria Cross.
2. Post-nominal letters for a person who has been awarded the Victoria Cross.
3. (education) Initialism of vice-chancellor.
4. Initialism of venture capitalist.
5. Initialism of venture capital.
   • 2023 October 13, Hanna Ziady, “‘All hands on deck.’ How Israel’s vital tech sector is navigating the war”, in CNN Business‎:

     In 2021, Israeli startups raised a record-breaking $27 billion of VC investments — more than in the previous three years combined, according to the Israel Innovation Authority, a government agency.

6. (UK, education) Initialism of voluntary controlled.
8. (US, military, historical) Initialism of Victor Charlie (“Vietcong”).
9. (US, air force, aviation) Initialism of VIP cargo, a prefix code for very important persons transport aircraft.
10. Initialism of voice call.
11. Initialism of voice chat.
12. Abbreviation of vinylene carbonate.

    Synonyms: 1,3-dioxol-2-one; 2H-1,3-dioxol-2-one; vinylene carbonate

Descendants

• → Bengali: ভিসি (bhiśi)

Verb

VC (third-person singular simple present VCs, present participle VCing, simple past and past participle VCed)

1. Initialism of voice call.

Anagrams

• CV, cv.

Spanish

Proper noun

VC

1. abbreviation of Veracruz: a state of Mexico