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the Department for Business Innovation and Skills

 
 
noun (abbreviation the DBIS) GOVERNMENT

Definition

in the UK, the government department that provides advice and support for people developing businesses and to companies trading with other countries
(Definition of the Department for Business Innovation and Skills noun from the Cambridge Business English Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

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