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Definition of UK plc in English: UK plc(also UK PLC) noun British informal The commercial organizations or interests of Britain or the UK considered collectively; the British or UK economy. our mid-sized companies represent a fifth of the turnover of UK plc Example sentencesExamples - Our host boasted that the 20 people round his table controlled three-quarters of UK plc.
- Physical misuse of laptops is behind the majority of faults with corporate machines, costing UK plc millions of unnecessary equipment repairs.
- Industry is a vital part of UK plc; ad agencies and banks need clients.
- Whatever the outcome of that particular sale, the OFT will continue to shape the landscape of UK PLC.
- Mobile phones had proved a real boon to the business and personal user, and helped "UK plc", she said.
- While pensions have virtually stood still, the cost of being an elderly citizen of UK plc has gone up - sharply.
- Only a huge injection of cash looks like saving the company which was once a flagship company of UK plc.
- The bulk of UK plc's profitability is now generated by the financial services sector.
- "It is not a good advert for UK plc," says one UK equity manager for a big pension fund.
- There was also government concern on the state of "UK plc" as he called it.
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