DP
abbreviation
DP
1 American
D/P
2
American
d.p.
3
American
abbreviation
D.P.
4
American
abbreviation
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data processing.
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displaced person.
DP
1
British
abbreviation
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data processing
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displaced person
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(in South Africa) Democratic Party
D/P
2
British
abbreviation
Etymology
Origin of d.p.
From Latin dīrēctiōne prōpriā
Example Sentences
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How potential returnees are to be treated was high on the agenda when the DP World Tour's tournament committee met on Tuesday afternoon.
From BBC ● Aug. 25, 2026
Earning a first DP World Tour win in 14 years - and effectively saving his job by doing so - would be enough to disturb the composure of most golfers.
From BBC ● Aug. 23, 2026
In July, the PGA Tour and DP World Tour struck an alliance with the Asian Tour in another blow to LIV Golf.
From BBC ● Aug. 13, 2026
Sitting in first in the DP World Tour’s standings, he’s on track to do just that.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 11, 2026
Our identity had been reduced to three letters: I DP.
From "Malala: The Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Changed the World" by Malala Yousafzai
After one half-life, half the parent has decayed so there is 50% daughter and 50% parent, a 50/50 ratio, with D/P = 1.
From Textbooks ● Jan. 1, 2017
I remember him telling Robby Müller, our d.p. — brilliant guy, wonderful man — he didn’t care whether we hit our marks.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 26, 2025
In re-creating stretches of the bygone Mexico City of his childhood, Cuarón both continues and departs from the virtuosic, hyper-alert style he developed with his longtime d.p.,
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 22, 2019
I had an experience on “Oppenheimer” where we were doing a driving shot and it’s me and Nolan and the D.P. and driver, and we had to address something on the car.
From New York Times ● Jul. 9, 2023
Some of the most lauded Korean Netflix original series in recent years — like Kingdom, D.P., or Squid Game — have demonstrated that its action-packed shows are immensely capable of sharp, incisive social commentary.
From The Verge ● Jun. 24, 2022
Ending conscription won't solve all the problems if broader military culture doesn't change as well, said pop culture critic Kim Hern-sik, who served as a D.P.
From Reuters ● Sep. 14, 2021
D.P., and G.P. planned, conducted, and analysed assemblies; M.-C.L.,
From Nature ● Nov. 14, 2017
In 1861, though declining to extend the patent for the reaper, the Commissioner of Patents, D.P.
From Inventors by Philip Gengembre Hubert
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