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• pe
  pe

  noun

  the 17th letter of the Hebrew alphabet.
• PE
  PE

  abbreviation

  Prince Edward Island, Canada (approved for postal use).
• p/e
  p/e

  abbreviation

  price-earnings ratio.
• p.e.
  p.e.

  abbreviation

  printer's error.
• P.E.
  P.E.

  abbreviation

  Petroleum Engineer.

pe

¹ American  

[pey] / peɪ /

Or peh

noun

1. the 17th letter of the Hebrew alphabet.

2. either of the consonant sounds represented by this letter.

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PE ² American  

abbreviation

1. Prince Edward Island, Canada (approved for postal use).

2. Biology, Ecology. possibly extinct.

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p/e ³ American  

Or P/E,

abbreviation

1. price-earnings ratio.

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p.e. ⁴ American  

Or P.E.

abbreviation

1. printer's error.

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P.E. ⁵ American  

abbreviation

1. Petroleum Engineer.

2. physical education.

3. Presiding Elder.

4. Statistics. probable error.

5. Professional Engineer.

6. Protestant Episcopal.

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PE ¹ British  

abbreviation

1. physical education

2. potential energy

3. Presiding Elder

4. (esp in postal addresses) Prince Edward Island (Canadian Province)

5. Also: p.e.  printer's error

6. statistics probable error

7. Protestant Episcopal

8. (in South Africa) Port Elizabeth

9. Peru (international car registration)

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pe ² British  

/ peɪ, pe /

noun

1. the 17th letter in the Hebrew alphabet (פ or, at the end of a word, ף) transliterated as p or, when final, ph

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pe ³ British  

abbreviation

1. Peru

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Etymology

Origin of pe

1895–1900; < Hebrew pē, akin to peh mouth

Example Sentences

See Examples For:

pe PE p/e p.e. P.E.

Italy was the latest victim of what local media have taken to calling Jagger's "pe frio" — a term describing the bad luck that he brings teams that translates literally as "cold foot."

From US News ● Jun. 25, 2014

Italy was the latest victim of what local media have taken to calling Jagger's "pe frio", a term describing the bad luck that he brings teams.

From The Guardian ● Jun. 24, 2014

At Neah Bay the average was 1.0 fish pe rod, and just over half the catch was coho.

From Seattle Times ● Aug. 5, 2010

Some people call us pe dantic; perhaps we are.

From Time Magazine Archive

"Ah, montame!" said the baron, in his turn, with a still lower bow; "id vould pe fery bretty in any room mit you."

From Fr?d?rique; vol. 1 by Kock, Charles Paul de

Manchester's Nico O'Reilly has the city's 0161 dialling code tattooed on his arm, while Declan Rice keeps in touch with his old PE teacher at Grey Court School near Kingston upon Thames.

From BBC ● Jun. 26, 2026

PE firm LongRange Capital will buy Pizza Hut’s operations outside mainland China for about $1.5 billion as part of a broader deal.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 17, 2026

She used “too much Lululemon,” as well as Alo and PE Nation to round out the athleisure.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 9, 2026

Only PE, history and psychology have seen recruitment above the target, producing a surplus in these subjects.

From BBC ● Jun. 8, 2026

I hated that I was going to miss PE that afternoon.

From "Auggie & Me" by R. J. Palacio

On a trailing p/e basis, the benchmark index is at 25.7 times earnings compared with an average of 15 since 1900.

From MarketWatch ● Mar. 19, 2026

Amazon with a p/e ratio close to 100 is treated like Apple with a p/e in the lower teens.

From New York Times ● Jan. 1, 2019

Today they are $27, with a p/e ratio of 16, barely above the average.

From Economist ● Jun. 26, 2014

Google has a p/e of 19 these days but had also had a p/e in the 100s when it did its IPO.

From The Guardian ● May 16, 2012

The average p/e ratio for the past 20 years is 20.4.

From BusinessWeek ● Jul. 6, 2010

The kids racing down the linoleum hallway take Spanish, art, p.e. and government here.

From Time Magazine Archive

The City Section’s winningest football coach with 300 career wins and a longtime P.E. teacher at Crenshaw High was placed on administrative leave last August on the eve of Crenshaw’s football opener.

From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 25, 2026

And three cheers for those Van Nuys players recruited out of P.E. class.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 17, 2025

To turn around the Van Nuys High football program, coach Ken Osorio started walking around campus, visiting P.E. classes and attending school events looking for students to join his team.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 17, 2025

Those schools would have minimum staffing levels, more than one teacher in each grade, art, P.E. and music teachers, and budget stability year over year, the district said.

From Seattle Times ● May 16, 2024

"We both have P.E. first period, so I'll get her there on time."

From "You Bring the Distant Near" by Mitali Perkins