P&G

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P&G
Stands forProcter & Gamble
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P&G stands for Procter & Gamble, a company and brand abbreviation.

American consumer goods company making household and personal care brands such as Tide, Pampers, Gillette, Crest, Charmin and Pantene. Headquartered in Cincinnati, Ohio.

Example: P&G raised prices on several brands to offset higher costs.

Usage notes

Founded in 1837 by candle maker William Procter and soap maker James Gamble, brothers-in-law who married sisters. Its sponsorship of daytime radio serials in the 1930s gave rise to the term "soap opera". Ivory soap ("It floats") dates from 1879.

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