noun
ˌpē-(ˌ)dē-ˈef 
variants or PDF
: a computer file format for the transmission of a multimedia document that is not intended to be edited further and appears unaltered in most computer environments
also : a document that uses this format
Example Sentences
Recent Examples on the Web The continent has lost 13.5 million (pdf) jobs so far from 2020 largely as a result of the pandemic. 
Faustine Ngila, Quartz, 31 May 2022 That’s according to a report (pdf) released by the climate advocacy group Protect Our Winters (POW) supported by retailer REI. Clarisa Diaz, Quartz, 10 Jan. 2022 The pdf is $27.95 for non-practitioners, and well worth every penny. Jonathan Vanian, Fortune, 18 Feb. 2022 The impact was significantly more severe on young people of color, who were on average poorer (pdf) than their white counterparts to begin with. Annabelle Timsit, Quartz, 9 July 2020 By comparison, Disney+ currently has 118 million (pdf) global subscribers. Adario Strange, Quartz, 27 Jan. 2022 There were 186 such projects under development in 2020, up from 94 in two years earlier, according to a study by the legal firm Husch Blackwell (pdf). Camille Squires, Quartz, 5 Jan. 2022 How Economic Downturns Affect Talent Flows to Startups (pdf). Hbs Working Knowledge, Forbes, 5 May 2021 In its 2020 earnings forecast published last month (pdf, link in Chinese), Shenghe credited its stake in MP as the primary reason for its almost 200% growth in net profits compared to 2019. Mary Hui, Quartz, 19 Feb. 2021 See More
Faustine Ngila, Quartz, 31 May 2022 That’s according to a report (pdf) released by the climate advocacy group Protect Our Winters (POW) supported by retailer REI. Clarisa Diaz, Quartz, 10 Jan. 2022 The pdf is $27.95 for non-practitioners, and well worth every penny. Jonathan Vanian, Fortune, 18 Feb. 2022 The impact was significantly more severe on young people of color, who were on average poorer (pdf) than their white counterparts to begin with. Annabelle Timsit, Quartz, 9 July 2020 By comparison, Disney+ currently has 118 million (pdf) global subscribers. Adario Strange, Quartz, 27 Jan. 2022 There were 186 such projects under development in 2020, up from 94 in two years earlier, according to a study by the legal firm Husch Blackwell (pdf). Camille Squires, Quartz, 5 Jan. 2022 How Economic Downturns Affect Talent Flows to Startups (pdf). Hbs Working Knowledge, Forbes, 5 May 2021 In its 2020 earnings forecast published last month (pdf, link in Chinese), Shenghe credited its stake in MP as the primary reason for its almost 200% growth in net profits compared to 2019. Mary Hui, Quartz, 19 Feb. 2021 See More Word History
Etymology
portable document format
First Known Use
1992, in the meaning defined above