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abbreviation

Shore Patrol.

Submarine Patrol.

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soy sauce, Soyuz, soz , Sozzini, sozzled, SP, spa, Spaak, Spaatz, SPAC, space

Other definitions for SP (2 of 5)

sp.

abbreviation

special.

species.

specific.

specimen.

spelling.

spirit.

Other definitions for SP (3 of 5)

s.p.

abbreviation

without issue; childless.

Origin of s.p.

From Latin sine prōle

Other definitions for SP (4 of 5)

Sp.

abbreviation

Spain.

Spaniard.

Spanish (def. 3). Also Sp

Other definitions for SP (5 of 5)

S.P.

abbreviation

Shore Patrol.

Socialist party.

Submarine Patrol.

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How to use SP in a sentence

According to Thomson Reuters, 150 of the 500 companies in the SP 500 make 95 to 100 percent of their revenue inside U.S. borders.
'Sold in the USA' Stocks Beating S&P 500|CNBC|May 10, 2013|DAILY BEAST
You can't just sit back and get what the SP is returning, because that's not nearly enough to retire on!
You Are a Terrible Investor and You Should Stop That|Megan McArdle|April 4, 2013|DAILY BEAST
Unfortunately, almost none of you are the kind of stock pickers who can do better than the SP, year in and year out.
You Are a Terrible Investor and You Should Stop That|Megan McArdle|April 4, 2013|DAILY BEAST
A stock market index like the Dow and the SP 500 may not be the best barometer of national well-being.
Wall Street Rising: Dow and S&P 500 Set New High-Water Marks Tuesday|Daniel Gross|March 5, 2013|DAILY BEAST

In addition, the performance of the Dow (and the SP 500) does say something real about the U.S. economy.
Wall Street Rising: Dow and S&P 500 Set New High-Water Marks Tuesday|Daniel Gross|March 5, 2013|DAILY BEAST
This compression will be vastly increased through the simultaneous opening of the eight circular speaking ports SP.
The Recent Revolution in Organ Building|George Laing Miller
The numbers in the list coming under these categories are named “—— sp.”
Mount Everest the Reconnaissance, 1921|Charles Kenneth Howard-Bury
A colourless liquid, possessing a strong ethereal odour, and boiling at 158 Fahr.; sp.
Cooley's Cyclopdia of Practical Receipts and Collateral Information in the Arts, Manufactures, Professions, and Trades..., Sixth Edition, Volume I|Arnold Cooley
A strong acid is prepared by diluting sulphuric acid to a sp.
Cooley's Cyclopdia of Practical Receipts and Collateral Information in the Arts, Manufactures, Professions, and Trades..., Sixth Edition, Volume I|Arnold Cooley
The crude Indian arrack, when subjected to distillation until it has a sp.
Cooley's Cyclopdia of Practical Receipts and Collateral Information in the Arts, Manufactures, Professions, and Trades..., Sixth Edition, Volume I|Arnold Cooley

British Dictionary definitions for SP (1 of 4)

abbreviation for

without issue

Word Origin for sp

from Latin sine prole

British Dictionary definitions for SP (2 of 4)

abbreviation for

standard play: the standard recording speed on a VCR

starting price

noun

British slang latest information

British Dictionary definitions for SP (3 of 4)

sp.

abbreviation for

special

plural spp species

specific

British Dictionary definitions for SP (4 of 4)

Sp.

abbreviation for

Spain

Spaniard

Spanish

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