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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Counterpoint's VP of research Neil Shah expects a "constrained supply situation" to last for as long as two years.
From BBC ● Jun. 27, 2026
Mentored by Vuori’s VP of men’s design Kirk Heifner, students were tasked with creating a look for an athlete who moves seamlessly from a workout to an art gallery.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 11, 2026
We’ve all seen it — the VP who never leaves, the promotion that takes too long.
From MarketWatch ● May 7, 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
VP Marten cruised the lot for a couple of minutes after the last bell before heading back toward the administration building.
From "We Are the Ants" by Shaun David Hutchinson
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
Soon I received a call from Steve Milton, Unilever's v.p. of communication.
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
“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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