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    ppp
    pianississimo; double pianissimo.
  • PPP
    PPP
    abbreviation
    purchasing power parity: a rate of exchange between two currencies that gives them equal purchasing powers in their own economies

ppp

American  
Music.
  1. pianississimo; double pianissimo.


PPP British  

abbreviation

  1. purchasing power parity: a rate of exchange between two currencies that gives them equal purchasing powers in their own economies

  2. private-public partnership: an agreement in which a private company commits skills or capital to a public-sector project for a financial return

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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Europe’s economies look healthier in PPP terms to the extent a lower price level allows households to stretch their euros and pounds further.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 30, 2026

After that publicity, Bennett’s REITs returned the PPP funds.

From Barron's • Apr. 9, 2026

Kim Sang-wook, a PPP lawmaker who has been one such dissenting voice, recently revealed that he had been ostracized by senior party members, one of whom pressured him to quit the party.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 10, 2025

Almost every PPP lawmaker got up from their seats and left the chamber, as members of the opposition shouted and tried to prevent them from leaving.

From BBC • Dec. 7, 2024

The 2005 benchmark revises downward the size of the world economy in PPP terms from the previous estimates, and changes the relative sizes of many of the world's economies.

From The 2008 CIA World Factbook by United States. Central Intelligence Agency

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