PPE

American  

[pee-pee-ee] / ˈpiˈpiˈi /

abbreviation

1. personal protective equipment: specialized clothing or other wearable gear that minimizes one’s exposure to sources of illness or injury, and in medical contexts helps to inhibit the spread of infection to others.

   Entering week three of this viral outbreak, the demand for disposable PPE, especially gloves and respirators, has already begun to exceed the supply.

2. British. philosophy, politics, and economics.

   Gerald is studying PPE at Oxford.

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PPE British  

abbreviation

1. philosophy, politics, and economics: a university course

2. personal protective equipment: clothing and equipment used to ensure personal safety in the workplace

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Example Sentences

They must report capex on assets not yet in service and include them in their total PPE capex, but aren’t specifically required to break these expenditures out separately.

From The Wall Street Journal

Companies then move the individual costs to building, machinery or another specific PPE category.

From The Wall Street Journal

The account represents a chunk of net PPE for these companies, at 30%, 18% and 22%, respectively, filings show.

From The Wall Street Journal

She was made a peer by Prime Minister David Cameron in 2015, but took a leave of absence and lost the Tory whip following the PPE revelations.

From BBC

PPE Medpro, a consortium run by Mone's husband Douglas Barrowman, was placed into liquidation at the Insolvency and Companies Court on Thursday.

From BBC