BP

¹ American  

1. beautiful people; beautiful person.

2. See B.P..

3. blood pressure.

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bp. ² American  

abbreviation

1. baptized.

2. birthplace.

3. bishop.

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B/P ³ American  

Commerce.

1. bills payable.

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b.p. ⁴ American  

abbreviation

1. Finance. basis point.

2. below proof.

3. Commerce. bills payable.

4. Physics, Chemistry. boiling point.

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B.P. ⁵ American  

abbreviation

1. Bachelor of Pharmacy.

2. Bachelor of Philosophy.

3. Finance. basis point.

4. Archaeology. before (the) present: (in radiocarbon dating) in a specified amount of time or at a specified point in time before a.d. 1950.

   between 2 and 3 million years B.P.;

   human groups living in cities by 5000 B.P.

5. Commerce. bills payable.

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bp ¹ British  

abbreviation

1. (of alcoholic density) below proof

2. boiling point

3. bishop

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BP ² British  

abbreviation

1. blood pressure

2. British Pharmacopoeia

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Example Sentences

Many BP and Shell petrol stations will be open as usual, but some garages may have shorter hours.

From BBC

Find insight on oil prices, BP, European oil and gas stocks and more in the latest Market Talks covering Energy and Utilities.

From The Wall Street Journal

British energy giant BP, which this year shelved targets on reducing carbon emissions, has appointed industry veteran Meg O'Neill to be chief executive from April, replacing Murray Auchincloss who stepped down Thursday.

From Barron's

BP said in a statement that company executive Carol Howle will serve as interim CEO until O'Neill moves over from her position as chief executive of Australian group Woodside Energy.

From Barron's

The American national, who spent 23 years working for ExxonMobil, is also the first external candidate be appointed CEO of BP in the group's 116-year history.

From Barron's