as of

preposition

: on, at, from
used to indicate a time or date at which something begins or ends
takes effect as of July 1
As of now, it's difficult to tell in a cancer's early stage which patients have which kind of tumor.Melinda Beck
As of last year [2010], women held 51.4 percent of all managerial and professional positions, up from 26 percent in 1980 …Kate Bolick

Examples of as of in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web This year, as of June 24, the community of aging two-story rowhouses and vacant lots stretching from Grace Medical Center to the westside MARC station saw two gun homicides and one nonfatal shooting. Darcy Costello, Baltimore Sun, 1 July 2024 That move would likewise further delay a trial, which as of now doesn't even have a start date listed on the court docket. David Jackson, USA TODAY, 1 July 2024 In the filing, Chicken Soup for the Soul Entertainment listed total debts of $970 million and consolidated assets of $414 million as of March 31, 2024. Todd Spangler, Variety, 29 June 2024 The woman alleged to be Gio’s godmother has not been booked into the Jackson County Detention Center as of June 28, according to court records. Ilana Arougheti, Kansas City Star, 29 June 2024 See all Example Sentences for as of 

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Word History

First Known Use

1781, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of as of was in 1781

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“As of.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/as%20of. Accessed 7 Jul. 2024.

Kids Definition

as of

preposition
: on entry 1 sense 3, at
we begin work as of Tuesday
as of the moment, things are fine
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