PSA

See also: Appendix:Variations of "psa"

English

Etymology 1

English initialisms.

Noun

PSA (countable and uncountable, plural PSAs)

1. Initialism of polysialic acid.
2. (medicine, immunology) Initialism of prostate-specific antigen.
   • 2019, Bill Bryson, The Body: A Guide for Occupants, Black Swan (2020), page 421:

     A high PSA reading indicates a possibility of cancer.

3. Initialism of pressure-sensitive adhesive.
4. Initialism of pressure swing adsorption.
5. Initialism of public safety announcement.
6. Initialism of public service announcement.
   • 2006 May 9, Penn Jillette, Michael Goudeau, 27:27 from the start, in Penn Radio‎^[1]:

     If you are at a zoo, and a monkey climbs up high in the bars and sticks his thing through the bars, you should move away from the monkey cage. Move in an orderly fashion- don't push, don't rush, don't make it like a Who concert in Ohio. Just move back nice and slow and easy, because that monkey may be having some problems, he may have some hostility towards you. So please- this is just a public service announcement, that's what this is. Just to make sure it's very, very clear. And this PSA is brought to you by: Monkey Tuesday!

7. (finance) Initialism of purchase and sale agreement.

   Synonym: P&S

Proper noun

PSA

1. Initialism of Pacific Southwest Airlines.
2. (Philippines) Initialism of Philippine Statistics Authority.
3. (historical) Initialism of Phone-paid Services Authority.

Etymology 2

From French PSA, initialism of Peugeot S.A. (société anonyme (“public limited company”)).

Proper noun

PSA

1. Initialism of Peugeot S.A., a French automaker.

Anagrams

• SPA, APS, Spa, SAP, sap, APs, s.ap., spa, asp, pas, Pas, ASP, SpA, PAs, PAS

French

Proper noun

PSA m

1. PSA: initialism of Peugeot S.A.

   Synonyms: groupe PSA, Groupe PSA

German

Noun

PSA m (mixed, genitive PSA, plural PSAen)

1. Acronym of persönliche Schutzausrüstung (Persönliche Schutzausrüstung) (“PPE (personal protective equipment)”).