VP

Abbreviation with 2 meanings

VP
Stands forVice president
Meanings2
CategoriesBusiness & Finance, Writing & Everyday

VP has two meanings. It stands for Vice president (job title) or Verb phrase (grammar and dictionary).

Meanings of VP at a glance

#VP stands forContext
1Vice presidentBusiness & Finance › Job Title
2Verb phraseWriting & Everyday › Grammar and Dictionary

1. Vice president

Business & Finance · Job Title Abbreviations · also used in government

Corporate officer title for a senior manager who leads a function, division or region and reports to a more senior executive, such as an SVP or the CEO. The weight of the title varies by industry: at a manufacturer it is a top executive, while in banking it is a mid-level rank.

Example: She was promoted to VP of engineering and now leads all five product teams.

In US investment and commercial banks, VP is a mid-career rank above associate and below director or managing director, so large banks have thousands of vice presidents. Corporate ladders often run AVP, VP, SVP, EVP. The same letters denote the vice president of a country, such as the Vice President of the United States.

2. Verb phrase

Writing & Everyday · Grammar and Dictionary Abbreviations

Labels a phrase headed by a verb, including its objects, complements and modifiers, such as "ate the whole pizza quickly." It is a basic unit in syntax trees and grammar textbooks.

Example: In "She ate the whole pizza," the VP is "ate the whole pizza," which follows the subject.

Traditional school grammar sometimes uses "verb phrase" for the verb group alone ("has been eating"), while linguists include the object and modifiers. The rewrite rule S -> NP VP is a staple of early generative grammar, developed by Noam Chomsky in the 1950s. In business and government, VP far more often means vice president.

More job title abbreviations

  • AA – Administrative assistant
  • AE – Account executive
  • AGM – Assistant general manager
  • AM – Account manager
  • ASM – Area sales manager
  • Assoc. – Associate
  • Asst. – Assistant
  • AVP – Assistant vice president

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More grammar and dictionary abbreviations

  • AAVE – African American Vernacular English
  • abbr. – Abbreviation
  • abl. – Ablative
  • acc. – Accusative
  • adj. – Adjective
  • adv. – Adverb
  • AmE – American English
  • ant. – Antonym

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