ins

BrE /ɪns/ AmE /ɪns/

noun / verb en → es

1 INFORMATION [uncountable] B2

short for 'insider information', confidential or secret information about a company, organization, etc.

información privilegiada, información interna

  • have/get the ins

Collocations ins on a company · ins from an insider

  • He got some valuable ins about the company's future plans.

    Obtuvo información valiosa sobre los planes futuros de la empresa.

2 INSTALLATION [countable] B2

short for 'installation', a computer program or piece of software that has been installed on a device.

instalación, programa instalado

  • an ins of something

Collocations ins for an app · ins on a computer

  • The new ins are taking up too much space.

    Las nuevas instalaciones están ocupando demasiado espacio.

3 SPORT [uncountable] C1

short for 'infield', the area on a baseball or cricket field between the bases and near the pitcher's mound.

campo interno, zona de infield

  • the ins of something

Collocations ins on a baseball field · ins in cricket

  • The player was injured while running the bases and fell into the ins.

    El jugador se lesionó mientras corría las bases y cayó en el infield.

4 IN [preposition] C1

used in some phrases to mean 'in' or 'inside', such as 'on the ins of something'.

dentro de, en el interior de

  • on the ins of something

Collocations on the ins of a building · on the ins of a room

  • The meeting was held on the ins of the conference center.

    La reunión se llevó a cabo en el interior del centro de conferencias.

5 INFORMATION [uncountable] C1

used in some phrases to mean 'information' or 'data', such as 'get the ins'.

información, datos

  • get the ins

Collocations ins on a project · ins about an event

  • We need to get more ins before we can make a decision.

    Necesitamos obtener más información antes de poder tomar una decisión.

6 INSTALLATION [uncountable] C1

used in some phrases to mean 'installation' or 'setup', such as 'do the ins'.

instalación, configuración

  • do the ins

Collocations ins of a program · ins on a device

  • It took me hours to do the ins.

    Me llevó horas hacer la instalación.

7 IN [preposition] C1

used in some phrases to mean 'in' or 'inside', such as 'be on the ins of something'.

estar dentro de, estar en el interior de

  • be on the ins of something

Collocations be on the ins of a building · be on the ins of a room

  • She was on the ins of the store when it closed.

    Ella estaba dentro de la tienda cuando cerró.

8 INFORMATION [uncountable] C1

used in some phrases to mean 'information' or 'data', such as 'have the ins'.

tener información, tener datos

  • have the ins

Collocations ins on a project · ins about an event

  • Do you have the ins?

    ¿Tienes la información?