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Definition of "prep" []

  • Informal Preparatory: a college prep course; did extensive prep work for the interview. (adjective)
  • Informal A preparatory school. (noun)
  • Informal Preparation: Daily practices are the best prep for the upcoming track meet. (noun)
  • Chiefly British The preparing of lessons; homework. (noun)
  • Informal A preppie. (noun)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

Use "prep" in a sentence
  • "SAT prep is like sex education; it doesn't make you any better at it."
  • "No amount of pagent prep is going to get her ready to step into a role she will tire of and QUIT half way thru."
  • "I just wonder if James Franco isn't doing this soap acting job in prep for another acting job."