q.p.

¹ American  

Or q. pl.

abbreviation

1. (in prescriptions) as much as you please.

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QP ² American  

Chess.

1. queen's pawn.

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QP British  

symbol

1. queen's pawn

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Etymology

Origin of q.p.

From Latin quantum placet

Example Sentences

In response, Q.P.'s spokesman Masafumi Taga said the company had the legal right to the Kewpie figure, citing a then-73-year old trademark granted in Japan.

From Salon

Aplin says his grandfather Q.P.

From Washington Times

Q.P. raised John’s father Gerald to work on the farm, before Gerald raised up his boys to do the same.

From Washington Times

A cousin drove Claudette, Q.P., and their neighbor Annie Larkin off the Hill and down to Montgomery County’s juvenile court.

From Literature

We were around the table—me, Mom, Q.P. in his chair, Mama Sweetie, Scrap, James, and little Raymond in his bassinet.

From Literature