Jeep

[jeep]

Trademark.

1. a small, rugged military motor vehicle having four-wheel drive and a ¼-ton capacity: widely used by the U.S. Army during and after World War II.

noun

1. (lowercase),  a similar vehicle used by civilians.

verb (used without object)

1. (lowercase),  to ride or travel in a jeep.

Jeep

/ dʒiːp /

noun

1. a small military road vehicle with four-wheel drive

Word History and Origins

Origin of Jeep¹

An Americanism dating back to 1935–40; alteration of G.P. (for General Purpose) Vehicle, or special use of Eugene the Jeep, name of fabulous animal in comic strip “Popeye” by E. C. Segar

Word History and Origins

Origin of Jeep¹

C20: probably from the initials GP, for general purpose ( vehicle )

Example Sentences

Cook said he had used his profits from trading stocks, options and memecoins to buy a Jeep Wrangler and a $60,000 home.

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While China’s largest automaker is continuing its streak of logging higher sales, absolute sales remain far below those of established domestic carmakers like Germany’s Volkswagen or Stellantis, the owner of the Jeep and Dodge brands.

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The ad’s aesthetic sits somewhere between a political campaign ad and a Jeep commercial as Noem tells would-be immigrants to “come here the right way.”

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Last month, Stellantis decided to move production of Jeep Compass cars to Illinois from Brampton, Ontario, citing a 25% tariff on automobiles made in Canada.

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Arnold Branco is one of 3,000 workers at Stellantis’s assembly plant who have been on an extended layoff since 2023, waiting for the factory to complete a retooling so the company could build the Jeep cars there.

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