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• BP
  BP

  beautiful people; beautiful person.
• bp.
  bp.

  abbreviation

  baptized.
• B/P
  B/P

  bills payable.
• b.p.
  b.p.

  abbreviation

  basis point.
• B.P.
  B.P.

  abbreviation

  Bachelor of Pharmacy.
• bp
  bp

  abbreviation

  (of alcoholic density) below proof

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

The NGO added that some companies, including Telefonica, BP and the Zurich Insurance Group, paid out more to shareholders than they made in profits.

From Barron's • Jun. 9, 2026

BP has been paring back spending on its renewable assets amid a push to cut debt and boost returns for shareholders.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 9, 2026

He’s scheduled to throw one more live BP session before going out on a minor-league rehab assignment, Roberts said.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 7, 2026

But behind-the-scenes turbulence at BP in recent years has routinely complicated the company’s efforts to cut costs and boost profits.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 29, 2026

Big interstates like this one make the country into a single place: McDonald’s, BP, Wendy’s.

From "Paper Towns" by John Green