pp

¹ American  

abbreviation

Radio.

1. push-pull.

---

PP ² American  

abbreviation

1. prepositional phrase.

---

pp. ³ American  

abbreviation

1. pages.

2. past participle.

3. pianissimo.

4. privately printed.

---

p.p. ⁴ American  

abbreviation

1. parcel post.

2. past participle.

3. per person.

4. postpaid.

---

P.P. ⁵ American  

abbreviation

1. parcel post.

2. parish priest.

3. past participle.

4. postpaid.

5. prepaid.

---

pp ¹ British  

abbreviation

1. past participle

2. (in formal correspondence) per pro

3. privately printed

---

symbol

1. music pianissimo: an instruction to play very quietly

pp ² British  

abbreviation

1. parcel post

2. prepaid

3. post-paid

4. (in prescriptions) post prandium

---

PP ³ British  

abbreviation

1. Parish Priest

2. past President

---

pp. ⁴ British  

abbreviation

1. pages

---

Usage

In formal correspondence, when Brenda Smith is signing on behalf of Peter Jones, she should write Peter Jones pp (or per pro ) Brenda Smith, not the other way about

Etymology

Origin of pp¹

(sense 2) Latin per procurationem: by delegation to

Origin of pp²

Latin: after a meal

Example Sentences

"The institutions that should have protected Noelia failed her," wrote PP leader Alberto Núñez Feijóo on social media.

From BBC

In a statement, the Catholic Church, which is close to the PP, said that Castillo's story "reflects an accumulation of personal suffering and institutional failures".

From BBC

The PP, for example, formalised the status of more than half a million migrants in 2000-2001, and a previous Socialist administration legalised another 577,000 in 2005.

From BBC

The PP has previously expressed a similar opinion about the former monarch.

From BBC

In both elections the PP came on top while Vox made huge gains.

From Barron's