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

Just over a quarter of investors supported a resolution asking BP to explain its oil-and-gas spending strategy.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 23, 2026

The city council and oil and gas giant BP became commercial partners in 2022 to take forward Aberdeen's hydrogen ambitions.

From BBC • Apr. 21, 2026

Exxon, Chevron, Shell, BP and TotalEnergies are looking closely at new drilling prospects in Africa, South America and the eastern Mediterranean that could refill their reserves for the next decade.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 20, 2026

BP noted in its statement that Brent crude averaged $81.13 a barrel in the first quarter compared with $63.73 in the previous quarter.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 14, 2026

“At least we have the BP card,” I say.

From "Paper Towns" by John Green