pep
[noun]
Synonyms: energy, birr, go, hardihood, moxie, potency, tuck, vigor, bang, getup, get-up-and-go, punch, push, snap, starch, vitality

[TahlilGaran] English Synonym Dictionary ▲

PEP /pep/ noun
abbreviation for Personal Equity Plan; a type of SAVINGS plan introduced by the British government in the 1980s, which allows people to buy small amounts of shares in British companies without having to pay tax on the profits they make by doing this. PEPs were introduced to encourage ordinary people to buy shares. A new savings plan called the ‘ISA’ replaced PEPs in 1999.

[TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲

I. pep¹ /pep/ verb (past tense and past participle pepped, present participle pepping)
pep somebody/something ↔ up phrasal verb
informal to make something or someone more active or interesting:
The team needs a few new players to pep it up.

[TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲

II. pep² noun [uncountable]
[Date: 1900-2000; Origin: pepper]
informal physical energy:
an enthusiastic player, full of pep
⇒ pep talk

[TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲