ONS

oʊ ɛn ɛs

Definition

Definition of ONS - Reverso English Dictionary

Acronym

acr: one-night stand

Slang

short romantic meeting with no future commitment

Slang

He said it was just an ONS.

one-night stand

acr: Online Network Service

TECH.

service that connects people or devices on the internet

TECH.

The game uses an ONS for multiplayer features.

acr: Office for National Statistics

Rare

collects and publishes national data for the UK

Rare

The ONS released new population statistics today.

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practice of suggesting upgrades or add-ons to customers

Examples of ONS in a sentence

They met during an ONS in Paris.
Our ONS handles millions of users daily.
She upgraded the ONS for better security.
The ONS provides vital economic data annually.
Researchers rely on ONS for accurate statistics.

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French:coup d'un soir, service en ligne, ...
German:ONS, Amt für nationale Statistik, ...
Italian:avventura di una notte, ONS, ...
Spanish:ONS, SON, ...
Portuguese:ONS, INE, ...
Chinese:一夜情, 在线网络服务, ...
Japanese:ワンナイト, ONS, ...
Arabic:علاقة لليلة واحدة, خدمة الشبكة عبر الإنترنت, ...
Hebrew:מִפְגָּשׁ לַיְלָה אֶחָד, שֵׁירוּת רֶשֶׁת מְקֻוָּן, ...
Russian:ОНС, ONS, ...
Ukrainian:ONS, Онлайн мережевий сервіс, ...
Hindi:वन-नाइट स्टैंड, ऑनलाइन नेटवर्क सेवा, ...
Bengali:ওয়ান-নাইট স্ট্যান্ড, অনলাইন নেটওয়ার্ক সার্ভিস, ...
Catalan:aventura d'una nit, servei de xarxa en línia, ...
Czech:sex na jednu noc, online síťová služba, ...
Danish:ONS, Online Netværkstjeneste, ...
Dutch:ONS, Brits bureau voor nationale statistiek, ...
Greek:σχέση της μίας βραδιάς, Υπηρεσία Διαδικτυακού Δικτύου, ...
Hungarian:egyéjszakás kaland, online hálózati szolgáltatás, ...
Khmer:ទំនាក់ទំនងស្នេហាមួយយប់, សេវាបណ្តាញតាមអ៊ីនធឺណិត, ...
Korean:원나잇 스탠드, 온라인 네트워크 서비스, ...
Persian:یک‌شب ماندن, خدمات شبکه آنلاین, ...
Polish:przygoda na jedną noc, usługa sieciowa online, ...
Portuguese (BR):caso de uma noite, ONS, ...
Romanian:aventură de o noapte, SNR, ...
Swedish:ONS, nättjänst, ...
Thai:ความสัมพันธ์ชั่วข้ามคืน, บริการเครือข่ายออนไลน์, ...
Turkish:bir gecelik ilişki, çevrim içi ağ hizmeti, ...
Vietnamese:ONS, dịch vụ mạng trực tuyến, ...

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