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Meaning of Ups | Babel Free

Noun CEFR C1 Standard
ʌps

Definitions

  1. Initialism of uninterruptible power supply/source.
    abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable
  2. Initialism of United Parcel Service.
    abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
  3. Initialism of ultraviolet photoelectron spectroscopy.
    abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable
  4. Initialism of United Parañaque Subdivision: several subdivisions in barangays San Martin De Porres, San Isidro, BF Homes, and Marcelo Green Village, in Parañaque, Metro Manila, Philippines.
    Philippines, abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
  5. Initialism of ubiquitin-proteasome system.
    abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable

Equivalents

العربية يرفع
Deutsch USV
Español SAI
Français asi ASSC UPS
Galego SAI
Italiano ups
Kurdî asî
Polski ups
Português ups

Examples

“When C.J. Parker got his new passport in the mail, he was initially in disbelief. Parker thought that the contents of the UPS envelope that he had opened must have been a mistake: The 27-year-old’s corrected birth certificate and a court order certifying his name and gender change had seemingly been destroyed.”

CEFR level

C1
Advanced
This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.
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