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

Brands like BP and Exxon offer discounts such as 10 cents off a gallon on your first fill-up and up to 5 cents off each gallon after that.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 24, 2026

European oil giants BP and Shell fell in London and Amsterdam trading, respectively.

From Barron's • Mar. 23, 2026

Gehry wanted to turn BP Hall, where preconcert talks occur, into a small chamber music hall with a suspended balcony.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 20, 2026

BP BP 2.20%increase; green up pointing triangle agreed to sell its Gelsenkirchen refinery in Germany to Klesch Group, as the British energy major continues to simplify its portfolio and shore up its balance sheet.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 19, 2026

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

From "Paper Towns" by John Green