BP

¹ American  

1. beautiful people; beautiful person.

2. See B.P..

3. blood pressure.

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bp. ² American  

abbreviation

1. baptized.

2. birthplace.

3. bishop.

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B/P ³ American  

Commerce.

1. bills payable.

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b.p. ⁴ American  

abbreviation

1. Finance. basis point.

2. below proof.

3. Commerce. bills payable.

4. Physics, Chemistry. boiling point.

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B.P. ⁵ American  

abbreviation

1. Bachelor of Pharmacy.

2. Bachelor of Philosophy.

3. Finance. basis point.

4. Archaeology. before (the) present: (in radiocarbon dating) in a specified amount of time or at a specified point in time before a.d. 1950.

   between 2 and 3 million years B.P.;

   human groups living in cities by 5000 B.P.

5. Commerce. bills payable.

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bp ¹ British  

abbreviation

1. (of alcoholic density) below proof

2. boiling point

3. bishop

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BP ² British  

abbreviation

1. blood pressure

2. British Pharmacopoeia

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Example Sentences

It recovered and surpassed Saddam Hussein-era rates in part because of investment from international producers such as the U.K.’s BP and Italy’s Eni.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 24, 2026

The Follow This proposal omitted from the vote by BP had requested the company set out strategies for creating shareholder value under scenarios of declining oil-and-gas demand.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 23, 2026

The city council and oil and gas giant BP became commercial partners in 2022 to take forward Aberdeen's hydrogen ambitions.

From BBC • Apr. 21, 2026

BP reports its first-quarter results on April 28.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 14, 2026

There’s only one moment of pause, and it’s after the woman behind the counter swipes Lacey’s BP card.

From "Paper Towns" by John Green