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RP

1 American  
  1. Received Pronunciation.

  2. repurchase agreement.

  3. retinitis pigmentosa.

  4. role play.


Rp. 2 American  

abbreviation

  1. (in Indonesia) rupiah; rupiahs.


R.P. 3 American  

abbreviation

  1. Reformed Presbyterian.

  2. Regius Professor.


RP British  

abbreviation

  1. Received Pronunciation

  2. Reformed Presbyterian

  3. Regius Professor

  4. the Philippines (international car registration)

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Etymology

Origin of RP

(sense 4) From R(epublic of the) Philippines

Example Sentences

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BJP spokesperson RP Singh rejected suggestions that the government was unfairly targeting the club.

From BBC • May 25, 2026

Some marketers are even being sued for running misleading ads, according to RP Legal, a law firm based in Columbia, S.C.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 1, 2026

Caleb Ferguson, 29, RP, 0.9, 1.6: A serviceable left-handed option out of the Dodgers’ bullpen from 2018 to 2023, Ferguson hasn’t really progressed or regressed since, playing for four teams in two years.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 3, 2025

In Pune, she met RP Paranjpye, a prominent educationist whose family unofficially adopted Irawati and raised her as their own.

From BBC • Jan. 18, 2025

K-Kt2 and draw, as Black has to give up the rook, and the RP cannot be queened, the Black bishop having no power on the White diagonal.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 6, Slice 1 "Châtelet" to "Chicago" by Various

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