ns

¹ American  

Or nsec

1. nanosecond; nanoseconds.

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Ns ² American  

1. Meteorology. nimbostratus.

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NS ³ American  

abbreviation

1. not sufficient (funds).

2. Nova Scotia, Canada (approved for postal use).

3. nuclear ship.

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n/s ⁴ American  

1. not sufficient.

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n.s. ⁵ American  

abbreviation

1. not specified.

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N.S. ⁶ American  

abbreviation

1. New Style.

2. Nova Scotia.

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NS ¹ British  

abbreviation

1. New Style (method of reckoning dates)

2. not sufficient or not satisfactory

3. (esp in postal addresses) Nova Scotia

4. nuclear ship

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ns ² British  

abbreviation

1. new series

2. not specified

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N/S ³ British  

abbreviation

1. non-smoker: used in lonely hearts columns and personal advertisements

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Example Sentences

NS&I has apologised for the failings which are thought to affect some 37,500 people, with £470m involved.

From BBC

Tracy says she "cannot describe how upsetting and frustrating" it was to deal with NS&I when trying to find her late father's premium bonds.

From BBC

After she complained, she says NS&I sent her £150 for the expense of sending numerous original documents by secure post.

From BBC

Peter Attwell, 71, from Barry, Vale of Glamorgan, still hasn't received premium bond funds from NS&I that belonged to his late brother who died in January.

From BBC

He said that NS&I told him they deal with situations like this frequently and instructed him to fill in a form, and include a note about his mother's condition.

From BBC