double-A

noun

dou·​ble-A ˈdə-bəl-ˈā How to pronounce double-A (audio)
variants or less commonly double-A battery

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Miller, the Phils’ top prospect outside of Andrew Painter, got elevated to triple-A Lehigh Valley Sunday, after ripping up double-A pitching for past couple months. Anthony Stitt, Forbes.com, 8 Sep. 2025 Credit ratings agencies have downgraded U.S. debt levels from their triple-A rating status to the double-A range. Tobias Burns, The Hill, 26 June 2025 This 32-count pack of Energizer double-A batteries is perfect for powering up a wireless mouse, game controllers, flashlights, thermometers, smart home devices, VR controllers and more. Nora Colomer, Fox News, 8 Oct. 2024 The third came in the winter after the 2018 season, which Edman, a sixth-round pick of the Cardinals out of Stanford in 2016, spent at double-A Springfield (Mo.) and triple-A Memphis. Mike Digiovanna, Los Angeles Times, 1 Oct. 2024

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First Known Use

1968, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of double-A was in 1968

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“Double-A.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/double-A. Accessed 15 Sep. 2025.

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