PPE

[pee-pee-ee]

abbreviation

1. personal protective equipment: specialized clothing or other wearable gear that minimizes one’s exposure to sources of illness or injury, and in medical contexts helps to inhibit the spread of infection to others.

   Entering week three of this viral outbreak, the demand for disposable PPE, especially gloves and respirators, has already begun to exceed the supply.

2. British.,  philosophy, politics, and economics.

   Gerald is studying PPE at Oxford.

PPE

abbreviation

1. philosophy, politics, and economics: a university course

2. personal protective equipment: clothing and equipment used to ensure personal safety in the workplace

Example Sentences

A company linked to Baroness Michelle Mone and her husband Doug Barrowman owes £39m in tax on top of the £148m it was ordered to pay the government for breaching a contract to supply PPE.

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PPE Medpro was put into administration last month, and Health Secretary Wes Streeting said the government would pursue the company "with everything we've got" to recover the cash.

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PPE Medpro has £672,774 available to unsecured creditors, far less than the money owed to the DHSC, the administrators' filings show.

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The Department of Health and Social Care sued PPE Medpro and won damages over claims the company breached its contract to supply medical gowns.

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Mr Barrowman told the BBC in an interview in 2023 that he was the ultimate beneficial owner of PPE Medpro.

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