Ve: Contraction of have

Contraction of have. 've (clitic) Santorum, in a comment regarding Senator John McCain's repudiation of torture, stated, "He doesn't understand how enhanced interrogation works. I mean, you break somebody, and after they've broken they become cooperative" (Summers 2011). All rights reserved. VE Powertrain (VEPT) is technologically the most advanced engine manufacturing plant in India where commercial production started in July 2013. The plant was set up by VECV at Pithampur, Madhya Pradesh, India with an initial capacity of 25,000 units per annum in Phase 1 at an investment of Rs 375 crores. The current capacity stands at 75,000 units which is scalable to 100,000 with additional investments. VEPT is a global hub for meeting the medium-duty automotive engine requirements of Volvo ... (Definition of 've from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)