English

Noun

Imp.

1. (law) Abbreviation of import.
2. (law) Abbreviation of importer.
3. (law) Abbreviation of importation.

Usage notes

This is the customary abbreviation of this term as used in case citations. See, e.g., The Bluebook: A Uniform System of Citation, Nineteenth Edition (2010), "Case Names and Institutional Authors in Citations", Table T6, p. 430-431.

English

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) enPR: ĭmp, IPA^(key): /ɪmp/

Adjective

imp. ‎(comparative more imp., superlative most imp.)

1. (grammar, not comparable) Abbreviation of imperative; also imper.

   notā, sg. imp. form of notō, “I mark”

2. (grammar, not comparable) Abbreviation of imperfect;^[1] also imperf., impf., impft.

   sate, obs. imp. form of to sit

3. (not comparable) Abbreviation of imperial; compare Imp.

   1 metric kg ≅ 2·2 imp. ℔

4. (grammar, not comparable) Abbreviation of impersonal; also impers.

   rain: in imp. constr., “It’s raining.”

5. (comparable) Abbreviation of important; also impt.

   V. imp. — remember!

6. (not comparable) Abbreviation of imported; also imptd.

   imp.–dom. ratio is now ~3:1

7. (comparable) Abbreviation of improved.

   New 2.16β, much imp. on v.2.1.

Noun

imp. ‎(countable and uncountable, plural imp. or imps. or impp.)

1. (uncountable) Abbreviation of import.

   week 31 imp. gross: $20·6M

2. (countable, plural: imps.) Abbreviation of importer; also imptr.

   USA now top imp. of goods

3. (countable, plural: imp.) Abbreviation of impression.

   2^nded., 11 ^thimp., 1907

4. (countable, plural: impp.) Abbreviation of imprimatur.

   imp. non obst.

5. (countable, plural: imp.) Abbreviation of imprint.

   Inc. imp. on 3^rdflyl.

6. (countable, plural: imps.) Abbreviation of improvement.

   forecast sce. shows much imp.

Verb

imp. ‎(usually imperative; not conjugated)

1. Abbreviation of implement.

   Imp. new tech at 19:00.

Etymology 2

From French imprimé

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) enPR: ĕɴp, IPA^(key): /ɛ̃p/

Adjective

imp. ‎(not comparable)

1. Abbreviation of imprimé (“printed”).

Noun

imp. ‎(plural imp.)

1. Abbreviation of imprimeur (“printer”).

References

• The New Penguin Dictionary of Abbreviations: from A to zz, Rosalind Fergusson. (Penguin Books, 2000), page 212
• Notes:

1. ↑ Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) uses imp. as an abbreviation for imperfect in the conjugation sections of its entries.

Anagrams

• MIP
• PIM
• PMI