"NOW" meaning in English

See NOW in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} NOW
  1. (US) Acronym of National Organization for Women, an American feminist organization. Tags: US, abbreviation, acronym, alt-of Alternative form of: National Organization for Women (extra: an American feminist organization) Categories (topical): Feminism, Organizations
    Sense id: en-NOW-en-name-E0-5BaCb Disambiguation of Feminism: 55 45 Disambiguation of Organizations: 96 4 Categories (other): American English, English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 77 23

Noun

Forms: NOWs [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} NOW (plural NOWs)
  1. (US, finance) Acronym of negotiable order of withdrawal (“an instrument similar to a check”). Tags: US, abbreviation, acronym, alt-of Alternative form of: negotiable order of withdrawal (extra: an instrument similar to a check) Categories (topical): Finance, Feminism
    Sense id: en-NOW-en-noun-b~-HvCHI Disambiguation of Feminism: 55 45 Categories (other): American English Topics: business, finance

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