pip

pip
   the smallest measured change in a currency conversion rate. This depends on the relative values of the two currency units: in converting euros to U.S. dollars, for example, a pip is 0.0001, but in converting U.S. dollars to Japanese yen a pip is 0.01. This unit is also called a tick2.

Dictionary of units of measurement. 2015.

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Synonyms:
(as a chicken), , ,


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  • Pip — may refer to:Noun and namePeople* Pip, any of the backup singers for Gladys Knight in the American R B group Gladys Knight the Pips, active from 1953 to 1989 * Pip, short for Philip Pirrip, the name given by Charles Dickens to the protagonist of… …   Wikipedia

  • Pip — Cette page d’homonymie répertorie les différents sujets et articles partageant un même nom. {{{image}}}   Sigles d une seule lettre   Sigles de deux lettres > Sigles de trois lettres …   Wikipédia en Français

  • pip — Ⅰ. pip [1] ► NOUN ▪ a small hard seed in a fruit. ORIGIN abbreviation of PIPPIN(Cf. ↑pippin). Ⅱ. pip [2] ► NOUN (the pips) Brit …   English terms dictionary

  • pip — pip1 [pip] n. [contr. < PIPPIN] 1. a small seed, as of an apple, pear, or orange 2. [Old Slang] a person or thing much admired pip2 [pip] n. [earlier peep < ?] 1. any of the suit indicating figures on playing cards, or any of th …   English World dictionary

  • Pip — Pip, n. [OE. pippe, D. pip, or F. p[ e]pie; from LL. pipita, fr. L. pituita slime, phlegm, rheum, in fowls, the pip. Cf. {Pituite}.] A contagious disease of fowls, characterized by hoarseness, discharge from the nostrils and eyes, and an… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • pip — interj. 1. paukštelio cyptelėjimui nusakyti: Pip! – čirptelėjo paukščiukas J.Balč. 2. sučepsėjimui rūkant nusakyti: Įsigeidęs rūkyti, jis iškišdavo pypkę pro durų plyšį. – Pip, pip! – ateidavo balsas iš pirties P.Cvir. ◊ nė pìp visai nieko: Pas… …   Dictionary of the Lithuanian Language

  • Pip — Pip, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Pipped}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Pipping}.] [See {Peep}.] To cry or chirp, as a chicken; to peep. [1913 Webster] To hear the chick pip and cry in the egg. Boyle. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • PiP — Картинка в Картинке PiP (англ.  …   Википедия

  • pip|y — «PY pee», adjective, pip|i|er, pip|i|est. 1. pipelike; tubular. 2. piping; …   Useful english dictionary

  • Pip — Pip, n. [Formerly pippin, pepin. Cf. {Pippin}.] (Bot.) A seed, as of an apple or orange. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Pip — Pip, n. [Perh. for pick, F. pique a spade at cards, a pike. Cf. {Pique}.] One of the conventional figures or spots on playing cards, dominoes, etc. Addison. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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