Nsf
name, noun
name, noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 Initialism of nonsufficient funds: the alert generated by a bounced check or an ACH transaction failure due to not enough money being in the account. abbreviation, alt-of, initialism, plural, plural-only
- 2 an independent agency of the federal government responsible for the promotion of progress in science and engineering by supporting programs in research and education wordnet
- 3 Initialism of not safe for [context] or not suitable for [context]: labels online content as being not appropriate for, and not to be clicked or displayed in, the named context; for example, NSFW (work), NSFL (life or lunch), NSFM (minors). Internet, abbreviation, alt-of, initialism, plural, plural-only
- 4 Initialism of Nephrogenic Systemic Fibrosis, a rare syndrome that involves fibrosis of the skin, joints, eyes, and internal organs. abbreviation, alt-of, initialism, plural, plural-only
Proper Noun
- 1 Initialism of National Science Foundation. US, abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
"Those overall numbers are in line with Schumer's year-old plan to make NSF the spearpoint of a massive federal investment in research aimed at outinnovating China."
Example
More examples"Those overall numbers are in line with Schumer's year-old plan to make NSF the spearpoint of a massive federal investment in research aimed at outinnovating China."
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