VP
verb phrase.
VP
1 American-
verb phrase.
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Also vp, v-p vice president.
v.p.
2
American
abbreviation
V.P.
3
American
Or
V. Pres.
abbreviation
VP
British
abbreviation
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Vice President
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verb phrase
Etymology
Origin of v.p.
From New Latin verbum passīvum
Example Sentences
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“You’re extremely unlikely to make money,” Alex Michalka, Wealthfront’s VP of investment research, said of day trading.
From MarketWatch ● Jun. 3, 2026
Mandelkern: That just reminded me of one of the quotes in the book from John Yen, who is the VP of operations at Skanska.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 1, 2026
“There’s so much appetite for quantum assets in this market right now,” said Antoine Legault, VP of equity research at Wedbush Securities.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 27, 2026
"At that level, every detail really matters – we were measuring things down to the nearest nanogram," Adidas' VP of running, Patrick Nava, said of the design process.
From BBC ● Apr. 27, 2026
On top of being a pageant princess, she was VP of the National Honor Society.
From "Burning Blue" by Paul Griffin
Schell's promotion was one a of a number of executives moves announced, including the departure of 20-year veteran John Kosner, executive v.p. digital and print media.
From Reuters ● Jun. 16, 2017
In addition, Burke Magnus, executive v.p., programming and scheduling, will also oversee BamTech, in which Disney took a $1 billion minority stake last August.
From Reuters ● Jun. 16, 2017
“This opens up the opportunity for Oman to use its natural gas for higher-value applications, to diversify its economy and create more jobs,” says John O’Donnell, v.p. of GlassPoint, in an interview today.
From Forbes ● Jul. 8, 2015
"Philanthropy, in our experience, is based on trust and goodwill," says Norm Arkans, Washington's associate v.p. of university relations.
From Time Magazine Archive
O'Donovan, with his usual conscientious accuracy, has given a long and most interesting note on the subject of this massacre, in the Annals of the Four Masters, vol. v.p.
From An Illustrated History of Ireland from AD 400 to 1800 by Cusack, Mary Frances
Would his affable V.P. of communications be dining out on me?
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 7, 2023
With the V.P. sick, he really needs to protect himself.
From New York Times ● Apr. 27, 2022
“But the ambition here is not just V.P. Even if Biden doesn’t win, she’s not going to be out of the national picture.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 20, 2020
It has been that long since a man chose a woman to run as V.P. on the Democratic ticket.
From Washington Times ● Aug. 8, 2020
They all posed side by side—the company V.P., the mayor, Mother Paula, Councilman Grandy, and the boss of the chamber of commerce—for the television crew and the news photographer.
From "Hoot" by Carl Hiaasen
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