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bis  (bs)
adv. Music
Again; twice. Used as a direction to repeat a passage.
interj.
Used to request an additional performance.

[French or Italian, both from Latin; see dwo- in Indo-European roots.]

bis [bɪs]
adv
twice; for a second time (used in musical scores to indicate a part to be repeated)
sentence substitute
encore! again!
[via Italian from Latin, from Old Latin duis]

BIS
abbreviation for (Economics, Accounting & Finance / Banking & Finance) Bank for International Settlements: an institution, based in Basel, Switzerland, that accepts deposits, makes loans for national central banks, and assists in offsetting speculative movements of funds between the major currencies; set up in 1930
International car registration for (Engineering / Automotive Engineering) Bosnia-Herzegovina
Translations
BIS N ABBR (US) =Bank of International SettlementsBIP m


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AaThe rankings are based on Tier One capital at year-end 2008 as defined by the Basel Bank for International Settlements.
13 Kyodo ---------- Int'l bond issuance up 25% in April-June qtr: BIS LONDON - Net issuance of international bonds and notes totaled $837 billion in the April-June quarter of this year, up 25 percent from the previous quarter for the third consecutive quarterly rise, according to the Bank for International Settlements.
98 trillion, according to the statement given by the Bank for International Settlements.
 
 
 
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