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ppe
noun 4
Collocations
4ADJ.
basic, nonexistent, personal, protective, ready, right
VERB + PPE
getting, repair, roof, wear
PPE + NOUN
gloves, nhs, principles
ADV.
such
Definitions
noun
1
Initialism of personal protective equipment.
Any time you turn on a power tool, use a saw to cut wood, or get on the roof of your house to make a roof repair, PPE can help protect you.
The home secretary has said she is sorry if people feel there has been a failure to supply sufficient personal protective equipment (PPE) to NHS staff, as it was revealed that 19 UK health workers had died after contracting coronavirus.
2
Initialism of property, plant, and equipment.
3
Initialism of philosophy, politics and economics, a university degree course.
With his sights on the astonishingly narrow educational formation of the government and opposition front benches, he says: ‘PPE has a lot to answer for.’
4
Initialism of PCBoard programming executable: a software component used to extend the features of a bulletin board system.
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Any time you turn on a power tool, use a saw to cut wood, or get on the roof of your house to make a roof repair, PPE can help protect you.
Wiktionary02
The home secretary has said she is sorry if people feel there has been a failure to supply sufficient personal protective equipment (PPE) to NHS staff, as it was revealed that 19 UK health workers had
Wiktionary03
In addition, there are basic PPE principles and practices that must be understood to protect the health and safety of everyone involved in handling a pesticide.
Wiktionary04
One organized gang tricked the regional German government of North Rhine-Westphalia into parting with $2.6 million for nonexistent PPE.
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Ziri is getting his PPE ready.
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Ziri is getting some PPE ready.
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