bis (b s)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 Settlements → BIP m
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