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• pe
  pe

  noun

  the 17th letter of the Hebrew alphabet.
• PE
  PE

  abbreviation

  Prince Edward Island, Canada (approved for postal use).
• p/e
  p/e

  abbreviation

  price-earnings ratio.
• p.e.
  p.e.

  abbreviation

  printer's error.
• P.E.
  P.E.

  abbreviation

  Petroleum Engineer.

pe

¹ American  

[pey] / peɪ /

Or peh

noun

1. the 17th letter of the Hebrew alphabet.

2. either of the consonant sounds represented by this letter.

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PE ² American  

abbreviation

1. Prince Edward Island, Canada (approved for postal use).

2. Biology, Ecology. possibly extinct.

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p/e ³ American  

Or P/E,

abbreviation

1. price-earnings ratio.

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p.e. ⁴ American  

Or P.E.

abbreviation

1. printer's error.

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P.E. ⁵ American  

abbreviation

1. Petroleum Engineer.

2. physical education.

3. Presiding Elder.

4. Statistics. probable error.

5. Professional Engineer.

6. Protestant Episcopal.

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PE ¹ British  

abbreviation

1. physical education

2. potential energy

3. Presiding Elder

4. (esp in postal addresses) Prince Edward Island (Canadian Province)

5. Also: p.e.  printer's error

6. statistics probable error

7. Protestant Episcopal

8. (in South Africa) Port Elizabeth

9. Peru (international car registration)

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pe ² British  

/ peɪ, pe /

noun

1. the 17th letter in the Hebrew alphabet (פ or, at the end of a word, ף) transliterated as p or, when final, ph

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pe ³ British  

abbreviation

1. Peru

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Etymology

Origin of pe

1895–1900; < Hebrew pē, akin to peh mouth

Example Sentences

See Examples For:

pe PE p/e p.e. P.E.

Italy was the latest victim of what local media have taken to calling Jagger's "pe frio" — a term describing the bad luck that he brings teams that translates literally as "cold foot."

From US News ● Jun. 25, 2014

Italy was the latest victim of what local media have taken to calling Jagger's "pe frio", a term describing the bad luck that he brings teams.

From The Guardian ● Jun. 24, 2014

At Neah Bay the average was 1.0 fish pe rod, and just over half the catch was coho.

From Seattle Times ● Aug. 5, 2010

Some people call us pe dantic; perhaps we are.

From Time Magazine Archive

I have haff a notion dot he ain'd vos so nice a veller vot I firsd t'ought, und I vouldn't pe much surprised if he vould give me avay off he got a chance.

From No title by

The school has decided to get rid of its branded blazer, the branded pinafore, branded shorts and PE jogging bottoms.

From BBC ● Aug. 10, 2026

She says several items are still compulsory, including the branded blazer, tie, branded polo shirt, branded shorts and two-toned PE socks.

From BBC ● Aug. 10, 2026

Kevin Cassidy, a 28-year-old former private-equity associate at New Mountain Capital, wasn’t convinced that PE guys were in the midst of a starry glow-up.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 8, 2026

Laboratory tests showed that the modified process successfully converted PET, PE and PP into high-purity hydrogen.

From Science Daily ● Jul. 31, 2026

Last year, we didn’t have to change into PE uniforms.

From "Merci Suárez Changes Gears" by Meg Medina

On a trailing p/e basis, the benchmark index is at 25.7 times earnings compared with an average of 15 since 1900.

From MarketWatch ● Mar. 19, 2026

With two 50% market declines within 16 years, virtually zero interest rates, high p/e multiples...

From New York Times ● Nov. 4, 2016

Today they are $27, with a p/e ratio of 16, barely above the average.

From Economist ● Jun. 26, 2014

Over the past 20 years, the London stock market has traded on a p/e ratio of around 25 times, but is on just 10.6 times now.

From The Guardian ● Aug. 12, 2011

The average p/e ratio for the past 20 years is 20.4.

From BusinessWeek ● Jul. 6, 2010

The kids racing down the linoleum hallway take Spanish, art, p.e. and government here.

From Time Magazine Archive

The City Section’s winningest football coach with 300 career wins and a longtime P.E. teacher at Crenshaw High was placed on administrative leave last August on the eve of Crenshaw’s football opener.

From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 25, 2026

Coach Ken Osorio walks around campus and visits P.E. classes seeking students to play for the football team.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 19, 2025

“We go to P.E. classes all the time,” Osorio said.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 17, 2025

To turn around the Van Nuys High football program, coach Ken Osorio started walking around campus, visiting P.E. classes and attending school events looking for students to join his team.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 17, 2025

I ended up getting a C in P.E. at mid-semester.

From "Breaking Through" by Francisco Jiménez