pp
abbreviation
pp
1 Americanabbreviation
Radio.
PP
2
American
abbreviation
pp.
3
American
abbreviation
-
pages.
-
past participle.
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pianissimo.
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privately printed.
p.p.
4
American
abbreviation
-
parcel post.
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past participle.
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per person.
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postpaid.
P.P.
5
American
abbreviation
-
parcel post.
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parish priest.
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past participle.
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postpaid.
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prepaid.
pp
1
British
abbreviation
-
past participle
-
(in formal correspondence) per pro
-
privately printed
symbol
pp
2
British
abbreviation
-
parcel post
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prepaid
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post-paid
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(in prescriptions) post prandium
PP
3
British
abbreviation
-
Parish Priest
-
past President
pp.
4
British
abbreviation
Usage
In formal correspondence, when Brenda Smith is signing on behalf of Peter Jones, she should write Peter Jones pp (or per pro ) Brenda Smith, not the other way about
Etymology
Origin of pp1
(sense 2) Latin per procurationem: by delegation to
Origin of pp2
Latin: after a meal
Example Sentences
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For 2026, Fitch boosts its U.S. forecast to 1.9%, an increase of 0.3 pp.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 4, 2025
BONSAI, by Alejandro Zambra | Translated by Megan McDowell | 79 pp.
From New York Times ● Aug. 5, 2022
In other words, the frequency of pp individuals is simply p2; the frequency of pq individuals is 2pq; and the frequency of qq individuals is q2.
From Textbooks ● Jun. 9, 2022
That would see one-year household inflation expectations rise 1.2 pp but add just 0.2 pp to five-year expectations, the study said.
From Reuters ● Jan. 19, 2022
I return to nullius in verba below, pp.
From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton
Laboratory tests showed that the modified process successfully converted PET, PE and PP into high-purity hydrogen.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 31, 2026
"Galaxy Z Fold8 is the clear star of the show," said Paolo Pescatore, a technology analyst for PP Foresight.
From Barron's ● Jul. 22, 2026
The PP, for example, formalised the status of more than half a million migrants in 2000-2001, and a previous Socialist administration legalised another 577,000 in 2005.
From BBC ● Mar. 8, 2026
“Disney can ill afford another messy handover,” said media analyst Paulo Pescatore, of research firm PP Foresight.
From MarketWatch ● Feb. 3, 2026
PP: “Well, hurry up, then, and get that pass.”
From "Speak" by Laurie Halse Anderson
Chapter 7 in the Scientific and Regulatory basis for the Geologic Disposal of Radioactive Waste, pp. 201-238, D. Savage, ed..
From Forbes ● Jan. 1, 2014
History of Political Economy 15, Spring, pp. 120-135.
From Washington Post ● Jan. 20, 2012
In bulk, A Shade of Difference nearly matches Advise and Consent: 603 pp. v.
From Time Magazine Archive
College Days," and the reference appears on pp. 116-117: ".
From Time Magazine Archive
For further discussion of Aristotle, see below, pp. 68-74.
From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton
Dr. To use of apartments, with meals and lights, as per agreement, p.p.
From The Monikins by James Fenimore Cooper
Fanin; 4to, 60 full-page illustrations, some coloured p.p.,
From Cultus Arborum Phallic Tree Worship by Anonymous
The intention is probably an independent use of the p.p. of the transitive verb 'to hag'; defined as 'to torment or terrify as a hag, to trouble as the nightmare'.
From Society for Pure English, Tract 05 The Englishing of French Words; the Dialectal Words in Blunden's Poems by Society for Pure English
Clave, p.p. of cleave, to pierce, hew, cut through.
From The Story of Sigurd the Volsung by Winifred Turner
Betide, p.t. betided; p.p. betid; to happen, come to pass, e.g.
From The Story of Sigurd the Volsung by Winifred Turner
You’re looking for a rule that doesn’t exist, P.P.
From Slate ● Jun. 3, 2020
P.P. then sought the advice of Father Adrian Cristobal, only to be “shunned.”
From Seattle Times ● Aug. 7, 2019
V.S. and P.P. acknowledge financial support from the Knut och Alice Wallenbergs Stiftelse.
From Nature ● Mar. 28, 2017
Then, in December, the P.P. lost on the national level, failing to retain the parliamentary majority that it secured in 2011.
From The New Yorker ● Mar. 1, 2016
It was in Massachusetts, in February, 1866, and after the death of the magnetic doctor, Mr. P.P.
From Retrospection and Introspection by Mary Baker Eddy
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