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veep

/viːp/

veep is the abbreviation of Vice President of the United States; the office of Vice President of the United States.

veep is the acronym of vice president.

Meaning of vice president

Noun

vice president (plural vice presidents, abbreviation VP)

  1. A deputy to a president, often empowered to assume the position of president on their death or absence.
    Synonyms:
    VP, V.P., V. P., veep, deputy president
  2. An executive in a business in charge of a department or branch.
    Synonyms:
    provost

See all 3 meanings of vice president

Synonyms of veep

Forms of veep

pluralveeps

Origin of veep

From a colloquial or humorous pronunciation of the abbreviation VP.

Words formed from veep

Words that rhyme with veep

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Questions about veep

What is veep the abbreviation of Vice President of the United States; the office of?
Veep is the abbreviation of Vice President of the United States; the office of Vice President of the United States.
How do you pronounce veep?
Veep is pronounced /viːp/.

Words near veep in the dictionary

  1. Veenendaal
  2. Veenhof
  3. veenite
  4. Veenstra
  5. Veenstras
  6. veep
  7. veepee
  8. veepees
  9. veeps
  10. veepstakes
  11. veer

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Adapted from Wiktionary: veep (page history and authors); vice president (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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