bis
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B.I.S.
B.I.S.abbreviationBank for International Settlements.
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BIS
BISabbreviationBank 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
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B.I.S.
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Bank for International Settlements.
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British Information Services.
BIS
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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
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Bosnia-Herzegovina (international car registration)
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Etymology
Origin of bis1
1810–20; < Italian < Latin; OL duis twice
Origin of bis2
1350–1400; Middle English < Latin byssus byssus
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“This lexicon gives a humorous and precise overview of the most important words and phrases of politically correct newspeak,” the back cover of Klaus Rainer Röhl’s Politisch Korrekt von A bis Z from 1995 promises.
From Slate ● Jan. 5, 2025
Messina Denaro, who had expensive tastes in clothes and cars, will be subject to the "41 bis" rules, a strict isolation regime designed to try to prevent suspects from running criminal groups from behind bars.
From Reuters ● Jan. 18, 2023
The outside of the house, at 5 bis Rue de Verneuil in Paris, is another story.
From New York Times ● Jul. 25, 2016
Manager of Recruitment Recruitment - Healthcare Ma… bis recruit. hampstead london. 35-36000.
From The Guardian ● Apr. 3, 2010
Arthur had been warned about this by Merlyn—who was now safely locked 19 in bis cave by the fickle Nimue—and he had been fearing it subconsciously.
From "The Once and Future King" by T. H. White
In 1976, Mr. Lamfalussy, who had continued to teach, became an economist at the Bank for International Settlements, or B.I.S., a clearinghouse for central banks, in Basel, Switzerland.
From New York Times ● May 11, 2015
Almost all the German credit to Ireland was in the private sector, the B.I.S. said.
From New York Times ● Sep. 5, 2010
The B.I.S., located in Basel, Switzerland, serves as a clearinghouse for the world’s central banks.
From New York Times ● Sep. 5, 2010
The day after the B.I.S. report was issued, there was a rush of Arab petrodollars out of London and the pound fell to a record low, 25.9% below the Smithsonian-agreement level of 1971.
From Time Magazine Archive
A leading Swiss banker spots the American Secretary of the Treasury and the man from B.I.S. huddled intently over a fire-engine-red folder in a London restaurant.
From Time Magazine Archive
In a notice in the Federal Register published Friday, BIS said the rule eliminates wind gust tolerance as a control parameter and removes national security licensing requirements for drones with capabilities lasting under three hours.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 17, 2026
High public debt in combination with these changes in market structure makes a bond market malfunction more likely, BIS research has found.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 17, 2026
But the BIS connects some other dots, drawing lines between a possible AI bust and the unusually vulnerable state of consumers, governments and the global economy.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 30, 2026
The yearly report from the BIS was published Sunday during the annual general meeting held at its headquarters in Basel, Switzerland.
From MarketWatch ● Jun. 29, 2026
"BIS," said I, "take my seat; I'll take a trip to the French camp."
From Punchinello, Volume 2, No. 27, October 1, 1870 by Various
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