EMS

American  

abbreviation

1. emergency medical service.

2. Digital Technology. enhanced message service: a system for sending long or formatted text messages, images, music, etc., from one cell phone to another.

3. European Monetary System.

4. express mail service: an international service offered by the postal operators of the Universal Postal Union (UPU).

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EMS ¹ British  

abbreviation

1. European Monetary System

2. enhanced messaging service: a system used for sending text messages containing special text formatting, animations, etc, to and from mobile phones

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Ems ² British  

/ ɛmz /

noun

1. a town in W Germany, in the Rhineland-Palatinate: famous for the Ems Telegram (1870), Bismarck's dispatch that led to the outbreak of the Franco-Prussian War. Pop: 9666 (2003 est)

2. a river in W Germany, rising in the Teutoburger Wald and flowing generally north to the North Sea. Length: about 370 km (230 miles)

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Example Sentences

“Strong debt management and responsible monetary policies have provided EMs with room to cut rates, while local yields remain elevated,” write analysts at VanEck.

From Barron's

Investors dazzled by the pricing power of Western Digital and Seagate may like the electronics manufacturing services, or EMS, industry.

From Barron's

As server racks get more complex, the EMS companies can charge more, Fox of Fox Advisors told Barron’s.

From Barron's

“It’s kind of like the hard disk drive story,” Fox said, explaining that EMS companies can stack different solutions and expand margins while saving end users money.

From Barron's

First responders “attempted life saving measures” until EMS officers arrived, police said.

From Los Angeles Times