I. prep. ( also prep British English )
the written abbreviation of preposition
II. prep 1 /prep/ BrE AmE noun [uncountable]
British English informal work that is done by students on their own, after classes have finished – used in private schools SYN homework
III. prep 2 BrE AmE verb ( past participle prepped , present participle prepping ) American English informal
[ Date: 1900-2000 ; Origin: prepare ]
1 . [transitive] to prepare someone for an operation or an examination
2 . [transitive] to prepare food for cooking in a restaurant
3 . [intransitive] to prepare for something that you are going to do:
I have to prep for my afternoon class.