AAU
Translingual
Symbol
AAUCategory:Translingual lemmas#AAUCategory:Translingual symbols#AAUCategory:Translingual terms with redundant script codes#AAUCategory:Translingual entries with incorrect language header#AAUCategory:Pages with entries#AAUCategory:Pages with 2 entries#AAU
- (international standards, aviationCategory:mul:Aviation#AAU) IATA airport code for Asau Airport, which serves Asau, Savaiʻi, Samoa.Category:IATA airport codes
English
Noun
AAU (plural AAUs)Category:English lemmas#AAUCategory:English nouns#AAUCategory:English countable nouns#AAUCategory:English entries with incorrect language header#AAUCategory:Pages with entries#AAUCategory:Pages with 2 entries#AAU
- (lawCategory:en:Law#AAU, climate changeCategory:en:Climate change#AAU) Initialism of assigned amount unitCategory:English initialisms#AAU.
- 2014, John G Sprankling, “Rights in Airspace and Outer Space”, in The International Law of Property, Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 174:
- The standard allowance, an “assigned amount unit” (AAU), is equivalent to one metric ton of carbon dioxide emissions. […] In general, these credits can be purchased, sold, and otherwise transferred by private actors through international markets. Unlike AAUs, they are not allocated by a state but rather are generated through voluntary activities undertaken most commonly by private actors.Category:English terms with quotations#AAU
Proper noun
AAUCategory:English lemmas#AAUCategory:English proper nouns#AAUCategory:English uncountable nouns#AAUCategory:English entries with incorrect language header#AAUCategory:Pages with entries#AAUCategory:Pages with 2 entries#AAU
- (USCategory:American English#AAU, sportsCategory:en:Sports#AAU) Initialism of Amateur Athletic UnionCategory:English initialisms#AAU.[1][2]
- Alternative form: A.A.U.
- 2003, Douglas Hartmann, Race, Culture, and the Revolt of the Black Athlete, page 103:
- […] the AAU […] had not only refused to unsanction the meet but was also said to be contributing funds to bring in foreign competitors […]Category:English terms with quotations#AAU
References
- ↑ Lesley Brown, editor-in-chief, William R. Trumble and Angus Stevenson, editors (2002), “AAU”, in The Shorter Oxford English Dictionary on Historical Principles, 5th edition, Oxford; New York, N.Y.: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 2.
- ↑ Christine A. Lindberg, editor (2002), “AAU”, in The Oxford College Dictionary, 2nd edition, New York, N.Y.: Spark Publishing, →ISBN, page 1.