QP

¹ American

Chess.

queen's pawn.

q.p. ² American

Or q. pl.

abbreviation

(in prescriptions) as much as you please.

QP British

symbol

queen's pawn

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Etymology

Origin of q.p.

From Latin quantum placet

Example Sentences

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Sudhir Pathak, managing director of QP Pharmachem, told the BBC that the company had exported the batch of 18,346 bottles to Cambodia after getting all due regulatory permissions.

From BBC • Apr. 26, 2023

For gas phase equilibria, the pressure-based reaction quotient, QP, is used.

From Textbooks • Feb. 14, 2019

This idea of traditional creative collaboration is the drive behind the next Struthers watch, which is due for official release at the Salon QP watch fair in London in November.

From New York Times • Sep. 2, 2014

"QP and Shell are top brands which enjoy the highest ratings."

From Reuters • Dec. 21, 2010

Q-B4 Kt-B4 so that the pawn B3 should not be "hanging" when the QP moves.

From Chess Strategy by Du Mont, J.

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