"BID" meaning in English

See BID in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adverb

Etymology: Borrowed from Latin bis in diē. Etymology templates: {{ety|en|:bor|la:bis in diē|text=+|tree=1}} [Appendix:Glossary#loanword|Borrowed]] from", "terms" : [ { "children" : [ ], "lang_name" : "Latin", "term" : "bis in diē", "status" : "missing", "lang" : "la" } ], "keyword" : "bor" } ], "lang_name" : "English", "term" : "BID", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "en" }" data-lang="en" data-title="BID"> Borrowed from Latin bis in diē. Head templates: {{en-adv|-}} BID (not comparable)
  1. (pharmacology) twice a day, two times per day Tags: not-comparable Coordinate_terms: QID, TID
    Sense id: en-BID-en-adv-YzUNnr07 Categories (other): Pharmacology, English entries referencing missing etymons, English entries with etymology texts, English entries with etymon, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages using etymon with no ID, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries, Pages with etymon Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 86 14 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 87 13 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 93 7 Topics: medicine, pharmacology, sciences
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Noun

Forms: BIDs [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} BID (plural BIDs)
  1. Acronym of business improvement district. Tags: abbreviation, acronym, alt-of Alternative form of: business improvement district
    Sense id: en-BID-en-noun-1ydHNwqa
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

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