p

uppercase P · plural ps · plural p's

1. letterlowercaseThe sixteenth letter of the English alphabet, called pee and written in the Latin script.

uppercase P · plural ps · plural p's

1. lowercaseThe sixteenth numeral symbol of the English alphabet, called pee and written in the Latin script.

alternative p.

1. abbreviationAbbreviation of post (“after”).
2. abbreviationAbbreviation of per.

alternative p.

1. alternativeAlternative form of p., abbreviation of page (plural pp).
2. UKabbreviationAbbreviation of penny or pence.

   The 25p stamp shows an ultrasound image, the 35p stamp shows a magnetic resonance image and the 41p stamp shows an X-ray CT image.

   2001, Steve Webb, Intensity-modulated radiation therapy

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   In his 20s he was a freelance window cleaner, 50p a pane, when one of his clients – a lady in Aberystwyth – asked if he would clear out a vacated property she managed.

   2025 September 23, Tom Lamont, “The human stain remover: what Britain’s greatest extreme cleaner learned from 25 years on the job”, in The Guardian, archived from the original on 25 Sep 2025

3. abbreviationnatural sciencesAbbreviation of proton.
4. abbreviationmathematicsAbbreviation of probability.
5. abbreviationvideo compressionAbbreviation of progressive scan.

   HD video may contain 720 or 1080 vertical progressive scan lines (720p or 1080p), 1080 interlaced lines (1080i), and is capable of displaying a 16:9 image and output digital audio.

   2010, Benny Bing, 3D and HD Broadband Video Networking, page 59

6. New ZealandslangMethamphetamine.
7. abbreviationAbbreviation of piss (“urine”).

   The bathroom smells like p.

alternative p.

1. abbreviationbusinessAbbreviation of purl.

   Knit 3, p 1, k 2, purl 1, k 2, m 1, k 2 together, k 1.

   1855, Godey's Magazine, volume 51, page 71

alternative p.

1. Internetabbreviationnot comparableAbbreviation of pretty (as an intensifier).

   I'm doing p good, how are you?

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   There is no campaign, just a bunch of canned missions that have no relation to each other (and peole think SU27 is p bad!).

   1995 November 8, Scott Morgan <s_morgandelphi.com>, "Re: F-18 Sim", message-ID <hZMk7Re.s_morgan@delphi.com>, comp.sys.ibm.pc.games.flight-sim, Usenet http://groups.google.com/group/comp.sys.ibm.pc.games.flight-sim/msg/8ebf7044a96c18e5

2. USalternativenot comparableAlternative spelling of p.m. (“post meridiem”) or pm

lowercase p · plural Ps · plural P's

1. letteruppercaseThe sixteenth letter of the English alphabet, called pee and written in the Latin script.

   Passmore. Capital P-a-double s-m-o-r-e.

   1926, George Kelly, Craig's Wife, Act I, page 5

lowercase p · plural Ps · plural P's

1. uppercaseThe sixteenth numeral symbol of the English alphabet, called pee and written in the Latin script.

plural Ps

1. abbreviationcountableuncountableAbbreviation of park (“outdoor recreational space”).
2. abbreviationcountableuncountableAbbreviation of park (“gear selection for parking a vehicle”).
3. abbreviationcountableuncountableAbbreviation of parking (“space in which to park a vehicle, such as a parking lot”).

   Synonyms: mul:🅿️

4. abbreviationcountableuncountableAbbreviation of phone (“phone number, within a contacts list”).
5. abbreviationcountableuncountableAbbreviation of pager (“pager number, within a contacts list”).
6. abbreviationcountableuncountableAbbreviation of passenger.
7. abbreviationcountableuncountableAbbreviation of pocket.

   5P garment

8. alternativecountableuncountableAlternative form of ₱ (Philippine peso)
9. abbreviationcountableinitialismuncountableball gamesInitialism of pitcher.
10. abbreviationcountableuncountableboard gamesAbbreviation of pawn.
11. countableuncountablemedicineA P wave on an electrocardiogram.
12. USabbreviationcountableslanguncountableAbbreviation of pure (A "pure" form of an illegal drug, especially heroin).

    P directly targets the dopamine pathways in your brain and as a result goes straight to your pleasure/reward module, which makes it an incredibly hard drug to break free from.

    2009, Dr Kerry Spackman, The Winner's Bible

13. New ZealandabbreviationcountableslanguncountableAbbreviation of pure (A "pure" form of an illegal drug, especially methamphetamine).

    Almost 70kg of pre-cursor drugs that could be used to manufacture $20 million of P have been seized by police and customs officers.

    2011 May 6, New Zealand Herald

14. UKabbreviationcountableinitialismuncountablebroadcastingInitialism of product placement (displayed on screen as an indicator to viewers).
15. countableuncountableAn academic grade issued by certain educational institutions to indicate that a student passes a class.
16. USabbreviationcountableinitialismuncountableaeronauticsInitialism of patrol (“a patrol aircraft, a patroller”).
17. Multicultural London EnglishcountableslanguncountableA pound (currency unit).

    Poundz, Life I Live They don't know 'bout the life that I live, / Man made bare Ps and buy new sticks

1. UKabbreviationnot comparableAbbreviation of probationary (used on a vehicle's P-plate).
2. Australiaabbreviationnot comparableAbbreviation of provisional (used on a vehicle's P-plate).
3. abbreviationnot comparableanatomyAbbreviation of pulmonary.

1. USalternativenot comparableAlternative spelling of P.M. (“post meridiem”) or PM

1. computingThe set of all problems that are solvable in polynomial time by a deterministic Turing machine
2. abbreviationinitialismlawInitialism of patient, the subject of proceedings in the Court of Protection.
3. abbreviationbiblicalAbbreviation of Priestly source.

1. abbreviationinitialismInitialism of produced/production date (on food or drink packaging, accompanying the use-by date)