VIP

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

• VIP (noun)
  The noun VIP has 1 sense:

1. an important or influential (and often overbearing) person

  Familiarity information: VIP used as a noun is very rare.

• VIP (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

An important or influential (and often overbearing) person

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Synonyms:

dignitary; high-up; high muckamuck; panjandrum; very important person; VIP

Hypernyms ("VIP" is a kind of...):

important person; influential person; personage (a person whose actions and opinions strongly influence the course of events)

 Context examples 

You were under this test because VIPs believed in you, but they wanted to see how you performed under pressure.

(AstrologyZone.com, by Susan Miller)

A usually malignant pancreatic neuroendocrine tumor producing vasoactive intestinal peptide (VIP).

(Pancreatic VIP-Producing Neuroendocrine Tumor, NCI Thesaurus)

Similar to somatostatin, this agent also suppresses the luteinizing hormone response to gonadotropin-releasing hormone, decreases splanchnic blood flow, and inhibits the release of serotonin, gastrin, vasoactive intestinal peptide (VIP), secretin, motilin, pancreatic polypeptide, and thyroid stimulating hormone.

(Octreotide, NCI Thesaurus)

Mercury is retrograde, however, until November 20, so center your attention this month on seeing VIPs you know.

(AstrologyZone.com, by Susan Miller)

It may or may not be associated with inappropriate secretion of VIP and an associated clinical syndrome.

(Pancreatic VIP-Producing Neuroendocrine Tumor, NCI Thesaurus)

In the time you still have with Jupiter, see a VIP who will give you an appointment to present your ideas.

(AstrologyZone.com, by Susan Miller)

It might be that the VIP you’re seeing is simply having a bad day and is in a cranky mood.

(AstrologyZone.com, by Susan Miller)

The careful, detailed work you’ve done on projects lately has impressed VIPs, and you will see how much they appreciate your efforts at this full moon.

(AstrologyZone.com, by Susan Miller)

Additionally, you will be able to garner the attention of VIPs, make many new friends, and some of these new friends will have an important role to play in your future.

(AstrologyZone.com, by Susan Miller)

Jupiter will see that you make many friends this year and that VIPs favor you.

(AstrologyZone.com, by Susan Miller)