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Meanings of PX in English

A commissary on a United States Army post.

Synonyms
Examples for "post exchange"
Examples for "post exchange"
1
Civilian employees of the army's post exchange system, aid workers, missionaries, journalists.
Spider bones: a novel
2
General Wanda Jackson was in charge of the military post exchange system.
Secret Sanction
3
The New Yorker, October 2, 1943 P. 23 A very young soldier fell in love with a girl at the post exchange.
The new yorker
4
Should she call the Post Exchange and Commissary to warn them?, Carol asked.
Mortal Allies
5
I went to the Post Exchange and got everyone bagels.
Mass casualties: a young medic's true story of death, deception,...
Usage of PX in English
1
The Company offers a range of products CX, BX, EX and PX.
Reuters
2
The PX did a big business selling candy bars in the evenings.
The Biography of a Rabbit
3
That bitch could be shopping at the PX for all I know.
Mortal Allies
4
Results: TS increased left atrium diameter and area, which was attenuated by PX.
Pubmed
5
They're hustling a buck at the PX; they're taking convoys around.
Body work
6
The American PX is the biggest, with the longest lines and cheapest underwear.
Reuters
7
Posters on the boardwalk announce that "Deutscher PX" is opening this month.
Reuters
8
Someone stepped in a knee-deep pile of pig shit in the PX last night.
All You Need Is Kill
9
It followed me the whole way to the PX.
Mortal Allies
10
The day before an operation, they'd sneak into the PX and make off with some liquor.
All You Need Is Kill
11
The food was good and the PX had everything you might need, but it was boring.
Dear John
12
Based on pharmacodynamic and pharmacokinetic data, a trial of prolonged infusion schedule of PX-12 has been initiated.
Pubmed
13
It hasn't been plain sailing, reliability-wise, for the current PX generation that's been with us since 2011.
News.com.au
14
Prague's PX index .PX has shed 57.9 percent in that time.
Reuters
15
The Prague index .PX has dropped 9.5 percent in that time.
Reuters
16
Though they are beautiful raw, perhaps you'd like them with some PX sherry, over a few pork chops?
The Irish Times
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