ppp
pianississimo; double pianissimo.
ppp
AmericanMusic.
PPP
British
abbreviation
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purchasing power parity: a rate of exchange between two currencies that gives them equal purchasing powers in their own economies
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private-public partnership: an agreement in which a private company commits skills or capital to a public-sector project for a financial return
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However for these countries 50 per month is quite a sum for average person, although not even close to 1600 ppp!
From New York Times ● Dec. 12, 2017
The technical mastery is finer than that shown in the Woodland Sketches, and the tonality ranges in the thirty-six bars of its length from fortissimo to softly breathed ppp, and at the end even pppp.
From Edward MacDowell by John F. Porte
The piece opens with an impressive theme uttered ppp.
From Edward MacDowell by John F. Porte
From now onwards the music becomes increasingly significant, graduating in tone power from a shadowy ppp to solid and virile loud chords.
From Edward MacDowell by John F. Porte
It breaks out presently into passionate longing, but the return of the sweet opening theme, ppp motto delicato, brings the feeling of quiet wistful contemplation back again.
From Edward MacDowell by John F. Porte
Lee's party also won nine parliamentary seats in by-elections, while the PPP secured four and an independent candidate won one.
From Barron's ● Jun. 4, 2026
Europe’s economies look healthier in PPP terms to the extent a lower price level allows households to stretch their euros and pounds further.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 30, 2026
Kim Sang-wook, a PPP lawmaker who has been one such dissenting voice, recently revealed that he had been ostracized by senior party members, one of whom pressured him to quit the party.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 10, 2025
On Saturday, 12 PPP lawmakers voted for impeachment, enabling the motion to pass.
From BBC ● Dec. 15, 2024
Finally, as academic research moves forward on the PPP method, we hope to convert all GNP/GDP estimates to this method in future editions of the Factbook.
From The 1991 CIA World Factbook by United States. Central Intelligence Agency
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