PPE

[pee-pee-ee]

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.

PPE

abbreviation

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

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

Example Sentences

PPE Medpro, which was set up by a consortium led by Mone's husband, Doug Barrowman, was awarded lucrative deals to supply 25 million medical gowns during the pandemic.

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The UK government has welcomed the court ruling and vowed to recover the money from PPE Medpro.

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The protective equipment PPE Medpro was contracted to supply has been in storage since 2020 after the company failed to prove it was correctly sterilised.

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The baroness was stripped of the Conservative whip following revelations about PPE Medpro and is on leave from the House of Lords.

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It is looking into suspected criminal offences committed over the procurement of PPE.

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