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PPE
[pee-pee-ee]
abbreviation
personal protective equipment: specialized clothing or other wearable gear that minimizes one’s exposure to sources of illness or injury, and in medical contexts helps to inhibit the spread of infection to others.
Entering week three of this viral outbreak, the demand for disposable PPE, especially gloves and respirators, has already begun to exceed the supply.
British.philosophy, politics, and economics.
Gerald is studying PPE at Oxford.
PPE
abbreviation
philosophy, politics, and economics: a university course
personal protective equipment: clothing and equipment used to ensure personal safety in the workplace
Example Sentences
A company called PPE Medpro made it onto the VIP list.
It emerged that PPE Medpro was controlled by people connected to Doug Barrowman.
But that changed at the end of 2023 when she and Barrowman - by then married - released a PPE Medpro-funded documentary in which she admitted being a "conduit" between the company and ministers.
PPE Medpro is still under investigation by the NCA and the government is suing the company for £122m plus costs, claiming the medical gowns the company supplied "did not comply with the specification in the contract".
The firm also manages Metro’s street teams — a group the transit agency has described as station greeters who often distribute materials, such as PPE during the pandemic.
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