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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DP World said the terminals would increase its container-handling capacity in the U.A.E. to nearly 22 million 20-foot equivalent units, or TEUs—the industry’s standard measure of capacity—from 19.4 million.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 23, 2026
DP World will develop two new maritime terminals in Fujairah to reduce the U.A.E.’s reliance on the Strait of Hormuz.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 23, 2026
Certain events will return to being co-sanctioned between the DP World and Asian circuits, as was the case prior to the latter's alliance with LIV.
From BBC ● Jul. 21, 2026
DP World dock workers are believed to currently work around 32 to 35 hours a week, depending on their location, according to the Australian Financial Review, which first reported the negotiations.
From BBC ● Jul. 8, 2026
And he was surprised that DP sold gift certificates.
From "Eleanor & Park" by Rainbow Rowell
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
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
We said, let’s go to Detroit for a short time, let’s get our favorite D.P., let’s get our producer.
From Salon ● Sep. 7, 2012
In 1878, at the annual concert, I met for the first time Mr. D.P.
From Sixty Years of California Song by Alverson, Margaret Blake
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