Ppe

noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    Initialism of personal protective equipment. abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable

    "Any time you turn on a power tool, use a saw to cut wood, or get on the roof of your house to make a roof repair, PPE can help protect you."

  2. 2
    Initialism of property, plant, and equipment. abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable
  3. 3
    Initialism of philosophy, politics and economics, a university degree course. UK, abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable

    "With his sights on the astonishingly narrow educational formation of the government and opposition front benches, he says: ‘PPE has a lot to answer for.’"

  4. 4
    Initialism of PCBoard programming executable: a software component used to extend the features of a bulletin board system. abbreviation, alt-of, countable, historical, initialism, uncountable

Synonyms

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modern greatspp&e

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"One organized gang tricked the regional German government of North Rhine-Westphalia into parting with $2.6 million for nonexistent PPE."

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bulletin board system

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