# VIP

Pronunciation: say "vee-y-PEE" /ˌvi.aɪˈpi/

## Noun

1. Initialism of very important person. — Initialism of very important person.
   - Simple: Initialism of very important person. A short way to name someone who gets special treatment.
   - _The conference set aside a private room for every VIP in attendance._
   - _Security escorted the VIP through a separate entrance to avoid the crowd._
2. Initialism of vasoactive intestinal peptide. — Initialism of vasoactive intestinal peptide.
   - Simple: Initialism of vasoactive intestinal peptide. A short name for a body chemical that helps control the gut and blood vessels.
   - _Researchers detected elevated VIP levels in the patient's bloodstream._
   - _VIP acts as both a neurotransmitter and a vasodilator throughout the digestive tract._
3. Abbreviation of ventilator-induced pneumonia. — Abbreviation of ventilator-induced pneumonia.
   - Simple: Abbreviation of ventilator-induced pneumonia. A short name for a lung infection that can happen when a machine helps someone breathe.
   - _Clinicians diagnosed VIP after a chest X-ray revealed new infiltrates._
   - _Hospitals track VIP rates as a marker of intensive-care quality._
4. Initialism of variation in production. — Initialism of variation in production: the remixing of one's own track.
   - Simple: Initialism of variation in production. A short name for a new version an artist makes of their own song.
   - _Producers often debut a VIP exclusively in their live sets before any official release._
   - _The artist reworked the original anthem into a heavier VIP for the dance floor._

Source: DictionaryAI, https://dictionaryai.com/define/vip (written from Wiktionary data, CC BY-SA 4.0: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/).