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Meaning of NIC | Babel Free

Noun CEFR C2
nɪk

Definitions

  1. A diminutive of the female given name Nicola, Nichola, and Nicole.
  2. nicotine
  3. Acronym of Nursing Interventions Classification.
  4. Acronym of network interface card or network interface controller, used to interface a computer to a network.
  5. Acronym of network information center.
  6. Acronym of national insurance contribution.
    UK, abbreviation, acronym, alt-of

Equivalents

Bosanski nič
Deutsch Netzwerkkarte
Français nic
Hrvatski nič
Kurdî niç nîç
Српски nič

Examples

“Despite propelling the tax burden to its highest peacetime level – through a combination of next April’s national insurance contributions (NICs) increase and a sharp rise in corporation tax due to take effect in 2023 – the chancellor painted himself as the champion of low taxes.”
“I prefer vaping with nic-free juice.”

CEFR level

C2
Mastery
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.
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