vp

1. not comparableobsoleteObsolete typography of up.

   With ſence whereof whileſt ſo thy ſoftened ſpirit Is inly toucht, and humbled with meeke zeale, Through meditation of his endleſſe merit, Lift vp thy mind to th’ author of thy weale, And to his ſoueraine mercie doe appeale; Learne him to loue, that loued thee ſo deare,

   16th century, Edmund Spenser, An Hymne Of Heavenly Love, section 260

plural VPs

1. abbreviationacronyminitialismAbbreviation of vice president.

   Synonyms: veep, vice president

2. abbreviationinitialismhuman sciencesInitialism of verb phrase.
3. abbreviationinitialismgamesInitialism of victory point.

plural VPs

1. USabbreviationacronyminitialismgovernmentAbbreviation of Vice President (of the United States).

   In 2008, a record 69.9 million watched Joe Biden and Sarah Palin face off on television in the most-watched VP debate, according to Nielsen.

   2024 October 2, Brian Stelter, “43 million watched Walz-Vance VP debate, in significant drop from 2020 matchup”, in CNN

   Synonyms: VPOTUS

plural vPs

1. human sciencesA phrase headed by little v.

   As discussed in Deal 2013, a single vP may contain only one accusative-marked DP, and it is always the second-highest DP that is marked in this way.

   2019, Amy Rose Deal, “Raising to Ergative: Remarks on Applicatives of Unaccusatives”, in Linguistic Inquiry, volume 50, number 2, →DOI, page 393

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   Wherever an object fails to undergo EPP-driven raising into the vP-domain, it remains VP-internal. In the context of the phase-based Probe/Goal/Agree system of Chomsky (2000 onwards) and, in particular, (the strict version of) the Phase Impenetrability Condition (PIC), material located in the VP-domain is subject to Spellout upon completion of the vP phase.

   2009, Theresa Biberauer, Ian Roberts, “The return of the Subset Principle”, in Paola Crisma, Giuseppe Longobardi, editors, Historical Syntax and Linguistic Theory, page 68