HP | Meaning In The Cambridge English Dictionary

Meaning of hp in English hp Add to word list Add to word list written abbreviation for horsepower Engineering - mechanical

• -engined
• artificer
• automative
• bionic
• bionics
• drive shaft
• engage
• fan belt
• go on phrasal verb
• horsepower
• installer
• neutral
• oilcan
• override
• pneumatic
• stress test
• tracking
• tune (something) up phrasal verb
• unmechanized
• valve

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Miscellaneous units of measurement HPnoun [ U ] UK uk /ˌeɪtʃˈpiː/ us /ˌeɪtʃˈpiː/ abbreviation for hire purchase UK : on HP We bought our television on HP. Renting & hiring

• account
• charge account
• charter
• charter flight
• chartered
• credit account
• deposit
• deposit of something
• hire
• hire purchase
• hire something/someone out phrasal verb
• installment plan
• layaway
• lease
• lessee
• lessor
• rent
• rental
• the never-never

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hp | Business English

hpnoun [ U ]   TRANSPORT uk us Add to word list Add to word list abbreviation for horse power HPnoun [ U ]   COMMERCE uk us abbreviation for hire purchase (Definition of hp from the Cambridge Business English Dictionary © Cambridge University Press) What is the pronunciation of HP, hp?

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in Chinese (Traditional) 馬力（引擎的功率單位，horsepower的縮寫）, 分期付款（hire purchase的縮寫）… See more in Chinese (Simplified) 马力（引擎的功率单位，horsepower的缩写）, 分期付款（hire purchase的缩写）… See more in Spanish forma abreviada escrita de "horsepower":, caballo de fuerza, hp… See more in Portuguese forma abreviada escrita de "horsepower", forma abreviada de "hire purchase"… See more in Polish in Turkish in Russian KM (= = koń mechaniczny)… See more beygirgücü… See more лошадиная сила… See more Need a translator?

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