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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But the trade-off of their model is "greater financial risk" in the face of change, said Forrester VP and principal analyst Charlie Dai.
From BBC ● Nov. 1, 2026
Once he was VP, it started to seem equally absurd to not have a taste of that because it is, in fact, the reality in that job.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 16, 2026
“We hear the VP views Schmitt as trustworthy, intelligent, articulate and a deft political operator,” VandeHei wrote.
From Salon ● Oct. 1, 2026
Friday’s newsletter incorrectly referred to the firm as VP Ventures.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 14, 2026
The company’s marketing manager, Rajesh Rao, told me that he had just made a cold call to the VP for engineering of a U.S. company, trying to drum up business.
From "The World Is Flat" by Thomas L. Friedman
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
A middle-aged Beverly Hills stockbroker paints his toes but only shows his wife, according to Jeanne Chavez, Hard Candy's sales v.p.
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 Mary Frances Cusack
Would his affable V.P. of communications be dining out on me?
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 7, 2023
“I certainly never was thinking at any time the V.P. was a part of anything we were doing,” Mr. Walker said, according to Mr. Shapley.
From New York Times ● Jun. 22, 2023
Social Weather Survey, a top public opinion research body, found that 60 percent of people polled said it would be unconstitutional for him to seek the V.P. spot.
From New York Times ● Nov. 15, 2021
“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
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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