DP

¹

abbreviation for

1. data processing ( def ).
2. Movies. director of photography ( def ).
3. displaced person ( def ). Also D.P.
4. double penetration.
5. Baseball. double play ( def ).

D/P

²

1. documents against payment.

d.p.

³

abbreviation for

1. (in prescriptions) with a proper direction.

D.P.

⁴

abbreviation for

1. data processing.
2. displaced person.

D/P

¹

abbreviation for

1. documents against presentation

DP

²

abbreviation for

1. data processing
2. displaced person
3. (in South Africa) Democratic Party

Word History and Origins

Origin of DP¹

From Latin dīrēctiōne prōpriā

Example Sentences

This week's season-ending DP World Tour Championship in Dubai, where McIlroy is poised to win his sixth Race to Dubai title, marks the 27th and final event of the world number three's season.

From BBC

Canter had played 19 of their events, but participating in those tournaments jeopardised his status on the DP World Tour.

From BBC

DP World, the owner of P&O Ferries, announced its much anticipated £1bn plan to make London Gateway "Britain's largest container port".

From BBC

Significantly, the quota of PGA Tour cards going to the leading 10 DP World Tour players, not already exempt, will be unaltered under the plans revealed last week.

From BBC

This was his 10th week in the past 11 striving for the Race to Dubai points that would leave him in the top 114 places in the DP World Tour standings.

From BBC

Related Words

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