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 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

Find insight on oil futures, energy prices, BP and more in the latest Market Talks covering energy and utilities.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 16, 2026

BP reports its first-quarter results on April 28.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 14, 2026

BP said heightened volatility in crude oil, natural gas and refined products prices toward the end of the first quarter would affect its results, increasing the impact of price lags.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 14, 2026

After Radar finds the nearest BP on his handheld, we decide to wake up Lacey and Ben.

From "Paper Towns" by John Green