ns

¹

Or nsec

1. nanosecond; nanoseconds.

Ns

²

1. Meteorology.,  nimbostratus.

NS

³

abbreviation

1. not sufficient (funds).

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

3. nuclear ship.

n/s

⁴

1. not sufficient.

n.s.

⁵

abbreviation

1. not specified.

N.S.

⁶

abbreviation

1. New Style.

2. Nova Scotia.

NS

¹

abbreviation

1. New Style (method of reckoning dates)

2. not sufficient or not satisfactory

3. (esp in postal addresses) Nova Scotia

4. nuclear ship

ns

²

abbreviation

1. new series

2. not specified

N/S

³

abbreviation

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

Example Sentences

NS&I said every jackpot millionaire had received their money.

From BBC

NS&I retail director Andrew Westhead said the bank recognised bonds purchased before digitisation were "much harder to trace".

From BBC

NS&I originally contacted winners by post and sent cheques, but since 2011 holders could choose to have prizes paid directly into a bank account or reinvested in more bonds.

From BBC

NS&I also said that, as of the end of March 2025, it had been asked to carry out 781,576 traces.

From BBC

While clearing his possessions Ms Clarke misplaced the paperwork, and is now in a weeks-long exchange with NS&I trying to trace the accounts.

From BBC