Definitions

afternoon

[af-ter-noon, ahf-, af-ter-noon, ahf-, af-, ahf-] / ˌæf tərˈnun, ˌɑf-, ˈæf tərˈnun, ˈɑf-, ˌæf-, ˌɑf- /

NOUN

period after 12 noon and before sunset

Synonyms

STRONG

siesta teatime

WEAK

P.M. cocktail hour post meridian

Example Sentences

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As of afternoon trading, AMD was the second-best performer in the S&P 500.

From Barron's

U.S. stocks were higher on Tuesday afternoon, with all three major indexes looking to recover some of their losses in the previous session.

From MarketWatch

"One afternoon as I walked in and looked at this, it seemed to me that it had transformed into a meat cleaver. A jumbo meat cleaver".

From BBC

Lord Mandelson's lawyers have said police officers arrested the former ambassador to the US at his London home on Monday afternoon because they worried he was a flight risk.

From BBC

On Wednesday afternoon, the software giant will try to reassure Wall Street that its business and growth prospects remain strong.

From MarketWatch