USP

== English == === Etymology 1 === Initialism of United States Pharmacopeia. ==== Proper noun ==== USP (US, pharmacology) The United States Pharmacopeial Convention, Inc., a standard-setting authority that publishes USP-NF standards about pharmaceuticals and dietary supplements. (US, pharmacology) The United States Pharmacopeia, the published standards. ===== Derived terms ===== ==== Adjective ==== USP (not comparable) (US, pharmacology, postpositive) Adhering to the standards of the United States Pharmacopeia; used after a drug's name. ==== Noun ==== USP (uncountable) (US, pharmacology) Ellipsis of USP unit. Coordinate term: IU === Etymology 2 === Other initialisms. ==== Proper noun ==== USP (US) Initialism of U.S. Penitentiaries. ==== Noun ==== USP (plural USPs) (marketing) Initialism of unique selling proposition/selling point. Synonym: UVP (computing, databases) Initialism of user stored procedure. (astronomy) Abbreviation of ultra-short period planet. === See also === NF Ph. Eur. === Anagrams === 'sup, PSU, PUS, PUs, SUP, Sup., UPS, UPs, psu, pus, sup, sup., ups == Portuguese == === Pronunciation === === Proper noun === USP f (Brazil) acronym of Universidade de São Paulo ==== Usage notes ==== It's a common joke among USP students to use the acronym as some kind of affix to anything related to the university. Examples include BUSP (from busão), the bus service that takes students between the campi, the bakery USPão (from pão), the CRUSP accommodations (initialism of Conjunto Residencial) and the USPapel stationery (from papel). There's an ongoing campaign to change the university hospital's name to USPital. == Swedish == === Alternative forms === usp (case form) === Etymology === Unadapted borrowing from English USP. === Noun === USP c (marketing) A USP, a unique selling point; a unique feature of a product that makes it more attractive to the consumer compared with other products on the market. Synonym: unik konkurrensfördel (by extension, sometimes humorous) A unique feature of a person that makes them more attractive (professionally, socially or romantically) compared with other people. ==== Declension ====