ins
SayINZ/ɪnz/
- 1Plural of in.
She has several ins with the committee that help her proposals pass.
When the ins lose an election, the outs take over the government.
Note
The plural does most of its work in two places. Someone can have ins, meaning footholds of influence, with a committee or a firm. In politics the ins are the party holding office, set against the outs, and that sense usually appears in the plural. In measurements, ins can also stand for inches. The uncountable abbreviations for integrase and internegative never take an s.
ins is a form of in
in, noun: A position of power or influence, or a means of getting one, often with a particular person or organization. Full entry
- Forms
- in also pluralins plural
- Spelling
- in → ins: add -s
- Sound
- The ending sounds like /z/.
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