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Beep

A slang term for basis point.

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CALORIE COUNT: Depending on the individual, you could burn 500 calories every 30 minutes of beep test training.

EXERCISE OF THE WEEK

I need a beep on my cell phone to remind me of that.

Beeping it all back home

If the surgeon probes a nerve, the machine beeps in warning.

NERVE-SENSING MACHINE MAY AID PROSTATE SURGERY

Faster beeps mean food higher in the forest canopy.

Look Who's Dancing

Unlike the old-fashioned keys, which require an operator to hold the key down for a long beep or dash, the modern keys feature two triangular-shaped pieces of plastic mounted parallel to each other, one for a dot or short beep and one for a dash or long beep.