26984 words

pips

4 definitions • 4 examples
1
one of the small seeds of a fruit such as an apple or an orange
2
a short, high sound, especially one of a series:

Examples:

She turned on the radio and heard the five o'clock pips.
3
to beat someone either by a very small amount or right at the end of a competition:

Examples:

be pipped at the post I got through to the final interview, but I was pipped at the post (= in the final stage) by a candidate with better qualifications.
4
abbreviation for Personal Independence Payment: in the UK, money that the government pays to people who need extra help because they have a disability (= an illness, injury, or condition that makes it difficult to do some things that most other people can do) :

Examples:

Whether people can get PIP depends on an assessment of their ability to carry out certain daily activities.
Some people's PIP claims have been unsuccessful.

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