dep.

American

abbreviation

depart.
department.
departs.
departure.
deponent.
deposed.
deposit.
depot.
deputy.

dep. British

abbreviation

departs
departure
deposit
depot
deputy

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Example Sentences

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Dep Ch Con Stuart Cundy said BTP was increasing visibility of police officers across the railway network to "reassure" both staff and the "travelling public".

From BBC • Nov. 4, 2025

As G. Dep, Coleman had hits with “Special Delivery” and “Let’s Get It” and helped popularize a loose-limbed dance called the Harlem shake in the early 2000s.

From Seattle Times • Dec. 23, 2023

“People like G. Dep, Black Rob and Notorious B.I.G. were my models.”

From New York Times • Feb. 28, 2022

"We got to a spot where we were starting to float a little bit and I wasn't comfortable with that so we stopped a bit," Bossier Parish Sheriff's Office Dep.

From Fox News • Jul. 14, 2019

Nya knew this because Dep had wanted to go there.

From "A Long Walk to Water" by Linda Sue Park

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