Dep Meaning in English

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Definition

An informal abbreviation for 'department', used mainly in writing or speech to refer to a specific section or division within an organization. Occasionally also a nickname for 'deputy' or 'depressed', but less common.

Usage & Nuances

Highly informal, mainly found in emails, internal memos, or casual conversation within organizations. Rarely used in formal writing. Not to be confused with 'DEP' (short for 'deputy' or 'depressed'), which are different contexts. 'HR dep', 'finance dep' are common collocations.

• Spanish: dep (jerga para departamento) - dep (apodo para deportista)
• Portuguese (BR): dep (abreviação de departamento)
• Portuguese (PT): dep (abreviação de departamento)
• Chinese (Simplified): dep（非正式：部门/部门的简称）
• Chinese (Traditional): dep（非正式：部門/部門的簡稱）
• Hindi: dep (अनौपचारिक रूप, विभाग का संक्षिप्त रूप)
• Arabic: dep (اسم مختصر غير رسمي لقسم أو إدارة)
• Bengali: বিভাগ (সংক্ষিপ্তরূপ) - ডিপ (অনানুষ্ঠানিক)
• Russian: отдел (сокращенно)
• Japanese: 部署（省略形）- デプ（口語的）
• Vietnamese: phòng (viết tắt) - bộ phận (không trang trọng)
• Korean: 부서(약어) - 덥(비격식)
• Turkish: böl. (bölüm kısaltması) - departman (kısa ve gayriresmî)
• Urdu: ڈپ (محکمہ کا غیر رسمی مخفف)
• Indonesian: dep (singkatan dari departemen, tidak resmi)

Example Sentences

I sent the report to the dep this morning.

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Ask the HR dep if you have any questions.

basic

The finance dep needs to approve your request.

basic

She just moved to a new dep and is still learning the ropes.

natural

Could you forward this email to the IT dep for me?

natural

Everyone in the sales dep is attending the training tomorrow.

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