PSAT
noun /ˌpiː es eɪ ˈtiː/
/ˌpiː es eɪ ˈtiː/
- (in the US) a test taken by high school students in order to prepare for the SAT (the abbreviation for ‘Preliminary Scholastic Aptitude Test’) CultureThe PSAT is sometimes called the PSAT/NMSQT (Preliminary Scholastic Aptitude Test/National Merit Scholarship Qualifying Test), because students who do well can receive money from the National Merit Scholarship Corporation to attend a college or university.