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- DictionaryPep/pep/
noun
- 1. energy and high spirits; liveliness: "he was an enthusiastic player, full of pep and fight"
verb
- 1. add liveliness or vigor to someone or something: "measures to pep up the economy"
The meaning of PEP is brisk energy or initiative and high spirits. How to use pep in a sentence.
Pep definition: lively spirits or energy; vigor; animation.. See examples of PEP used in a sentence.
PEP definition: 1. energy, or a willingness to be active 2. abbreviation for post-exposure prophylaxis: treatment…. Learn more.
n. Energy and high spirits; vim: "The duchess is full of pep, that particularly American word that expresses precisely her energy and gaiety" (Suzy Menkes). tr.v. pepped, pep·ping, peps. To bring energy or liveliness to; invigorate: The good news pepped him up. [Short for pepper .]
Pep first appeared in 1912, as a shortened form of pepper, which once meant "moxie" or "gusto." Definitions of pep. noun. liveliness and energy. “this tonic is guaranteed to give you more pep ”. synonyms: ginger, peppiness. see more.
PEP /pep/ noun (Personal Equity Plan) a type of savings plan introduced by the British government in the 1980s, which allows people to buy small amounts of share s in British companies without having to pay tax on the profits they make by doing this. PEPs were introduced to encourage ordinary people to buy shares.
n. [ uncountable] Informal Terms lively spirits or energy: After her coffee she felt full of pep again. v. pep up, to make or become spirited: [ ~ + up + object] something to pep up his students. [ ~ + object + up] Perhaps this movie will pep them up. pep•pi•ness, n. [ uncountable] pep•py, adj., -pi•er, -pi•est.
