FAS

"FAS" is a plural of: fa.

Date "FAS" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1588. (references)

"FAS" is a common misspelling or typo for: fad, fast, fats, fax, fez.

Specialty Definition: FAS

Domain	Definition
Computing	Fas 1. Frankenstein Cross Assemblers. A reconfigurable assembler package, especially suited for 8-bit processors, consisting of a base assembler module and a yacc parser, for each microprocessor, to handle mnemonics and addressing. Second party parser modules available from many sites. Base assembler and yacc parser modules by Mark Zenier. FTP: ftp.njit.edu/pub/msdos/frankasm/frankasm.zoo. 2. FAS. A general purpose language sponsored by the Finnish government in the 70's and 80's. Source: The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing.
Agriculture	Foreign Agricultural Service. (references)
Economics	The seller fulfils his obligation to deliver when the goods have been placed alongside the vessel on the quay or in lighters at the named port of shipment. The buyer has to bear all costs and risks of loss or of damage to the goods from that moment. (Free Alongside Ship...named port of shipment). (references)
Shipping	Abbreviation for "Free Alongside Ship." (references)
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Abbreviations & Acronyms: FAS

The following table is compiled from various sources, across various languages. When English abbreviations or acronyms come from a non-English source, this is noted.
Entry	Source	Expression	Field
FAS	English	Financial Accounting Standard	Finance
FAS	French	Facilité d'ajustement structurel	Public Administration, Finance
FAS	German	Fahrzeugalarmsystem	Transportation
FAS	Swedish	Fullt utbildad sjö	Electrical Engineering
Fas 13	English	Statement of Financial Accounting Standards n.13	Finance
Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references).

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Synonyms within Context: FAS

Context	Synonyms within Context (source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus).
Instrumentality	Per fas et nefas, by fair means or foul; somehow, somehow or other; by hook or by crook.
Knowledge	Phrase: one's eyes being opened; (disclosure); ompredre tout c'est tout pardonner; empta dolore docet experientia;gr/gnothi seauton/gr "half our knowledge we must snatch not take"; Jahre lehren mehr als Bucher; "knowledge comes but wisdom lingers"; "knowledge is power"; les affaires font les hommes; nec scire fas est omnia; "the amassed thought and experience of innumerable minds"; was ich nicht weiss macht mich nicht heiss.
Perseverance	Adverb: through evil report and good report, through thick and thin, through fire and water; per fas et nefas; without fail, sink or swim, at any price, vogue la galere.
Source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus.

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Crosswords: FAS

Specialty definitions using "FAS": Cooperator Program, cross-assembler ♦ Foreign Agricultural Service ♦ Mice, Inbred MRL lpr ♦ Terms of Sale. (references)

Etymologies containing "FAS": Nefarious. (references)

Non-English Usage: "FAS" is also a word in the following languages with English translations in parentheses.

Latin (allowed, command, destiny/ lawful, divine, divine law or command/ fate, heaven's law, lawful, moral, that which is right, will), Swedish (appearance, aspect, bevel, cant, phase, stage), Turkish (moresque, moroccan, Morocco).

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Modern Usage: FAS

Domain

Usage

Movie/TV Titles

Arpakse na fas kai klepse na 'heis (1989)

Fas! Tayfun (1976)

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Commercial Usage: FAS

Domain	Title
References	Chico's FAS Incorporated: International Competitive Benchmarks and Financial Gap Analysis (reference) (more reference examples)

Books	1896 Illustrated Catalogue Jewelry and Fas (reference) Corpus Vasorum Antiquorum New Zealand Fas 1 (reference) FAS WEALTH MANAGEMENT SERVICES, INC.: International Competitive Benchmarks and Financial Gap Analysis [DOWNLOAD: ADOBE READER] (reference) L'Image D'Idris Ii, Ses Descendants De Fas Et LA Politique Sharifienne Des Sultans Marinides - 656-869/1258-1465 (Asfar, Vol 3) (reference) Market Guide / ProVestor Plus Company Report for Chico's FAS, Inc. - CHS [DOWNLOAD: PDF] (reference) (more book examples)

Periodicals	About Fas : E (reference) Growing With Fas (reference) (more periodical examples)

High Tech	ETHERLITE 80 WITH FAS DRIVER (reference) (more camera examples; more video game examples; more computer examples; more electronic examples; more software examples)
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Photo Album: FAS

Thumbnail	Description & Credit
	Mrs. Tom Reilly, wife of FAS (Farm Security Administration) rehabilitation client, with daughter and guinea pigs. Near Hotchkiss, Colorado. Credit: Library of Congress.
Source: pictures compiled by the editor from various references; see picture credits.

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Non-Fiction Usage: FAS

Subject	Topic	Quote
Health		There are many people who have no signs of ALPS, yet have a Fas mutation. (references)
		Individuals with a Fas mutation have a 50/50 chance of passing the Fas mutation on to their children. (references)
		However, Fas mutations do not explain all cases of ALPS. About 17% of people with ALPS do not have a Fas mutation. (references)
Economic History	Portugal	Data for 2000 is a FAS forecast. (references)
	Portugal	The data for 2000 is a FAS forecast. (references)
	China	Note: Statistics are derived from the FAS 2000 Forest Products Annual Report. (references)
Trade	Israel	Information on these programs can be found on the FAS website at www.fas.usda.gov. (references)
	Argentina	FAS recommends exporters work with their importers to ensure that their products are registered with the appropriate organization. (references)
	Lebanon	For additional information, you can visit the FAS website at http://www.fas.usda.gov/ or contact the FAS Information Division on (202) 720-7115. (references)
Source: compiled by the editor from ICON Group International, Inc.; see credits.

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Usage Frequency: FAS

"FAS" is generally used as a noun (plural) -- approximately 41.67% of the time. "FAS" is used about 12 times out of a sample of 100 million words spoken or written in English. Its rank is based on over 700,000 words used in the English language. Some parts-of-speech are not covered due to the samples used by the British National Corpus. (note: percents less than one-hundredth of one percent have been omitted)

Parts of Speech	Percent	Usage per 100 Million Words	Rank in English
Noun (plural)	41.67%	5	157,705
Noun (proper)	33.33%	4	175,879
Unclassified Items	25%	3	202,518
Total	100.00%	12	N/A

Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits.

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Usage in Company Names: FAS

Country	Name
USA	Chico's FAS Incorporated
	(more examples...)

Source: compiled by the editor from Icon Group International, Inc.

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Expressions: FAS

Expressions using "FAS": FAS value ♦ nec scire fas est omnia. Additional references.
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Frequency of Internet Keywords: FAS

The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com.

Expression	Frequency per Day	Expression	Frequency per Day
fas	576	fas usda	8
fas 133	54	acquire acquiring acquisition bankruptcy chicos civil corruption criminal death deceit department department doj downsizing earth fas fbi fda fda fire fired firing fraud fraud halted inc indictment injuction investigation investigation justice justice lawsuit layoff litigation merger oca oci office quake raid resignation resignation resigns suit whistleblower	8
fas ireland	39	accounting fas	8
fas 109	23	91 fas	7
chicos fas	18	fas picture	7
140 fas	15	fas harvard	7
fas 106	15	fas trak	7
87 fas	15	best fas	7
fas 52	14	fas mail web	7
143 fas	14	fas furious	7
fas 13	14	141 fas	7
2 2 fas furious	13	aider fas n	6
142 fas	13	plantar fas	6
fas 123	13	fas software	6
fae fas	12	5 fas	6
fas 115	12	facial fas feature	6
fas job	12	fas gas	6
144 fas	10	fas asset accounting	6
150 fas	10	146 fas	6
club deportivo fas	9	fas netcollege.com	6
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Modern Translation: FAS

Language		Translations for "FAS"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses.
Finnish		itse puolestani (as fas as I am concerned, I for my part). (various references)

Pig Latin		asfay
Source: compiled by the editor from various translation references.

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Bible Trace: FAS

Language	Date	Source	Acts Chapter 22, Verse 22
Greek (transliterated)	250 BC	Septuagint	Hkouon de autou acri toutou tou logou kai ephran thn fwnhn autwn legonteV aire apo thV ghV ton toiouton ou gar kaqhkon auton zhn
Latin	405	Vulgate	Audiebant autem eum usque ad hoc verbum et levaverunt vocem suam dicentes tolle de terra eiusmodi non enim fas est eum vivere
Middle English	1395	Wyclif	And thei herden him til this word; and thei reiseden her vois, and seiden, Take awei fro the erthe siche a maner man; for it is not leueful, that he lyue.
Renaissance English	1526	Tyndale	They gave him audience vnto this worde and then lifte vp their voyces and sayde: a waye wt soche a felowe fro the erth: yt is pitie that he shuld live.
Jacobean English	1611	King James	And they gave him audience unto this word, and then lifted up their voices, and said, Away with such a fellow from the earth: for it is not fit that he should live.
Victorian English	1833	Webster	And they gave him audience to this word, and then lifted up their voices, and said, Away with such a man from the earth: for it is not fit that he should live.
Basic English	1964	Ogden	And they gave him a hearing as far as this word; then with loud voices they said, Away with this man from the earth; it is not right for him to be living.
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Matched Bible Translations: FAS

Language	Acts Chapter 22, Verse 22
Albanian	Ata e dëgjuan deri në këtë pikë; pastaj ngritën zërin duke thënë: ''Hiqe nga bota një njeri të tillë, sepse nuk është i denjë të rrojë!''.
Cebuano	¶ Ug sila naminaw kaniya hangtud niining sultiha. Unya misinggit sila nga nanag-ingon, "Wagtanga ang maong tawo gikan sa yuta! Kay dili angay kaniya ang pagkabuhi."
Croatian	Slušali su ga sve do te rijeèi, a tada podigoše glas: "Ukloni takva sa zemlje! Nije pravo da živi!"
Danish	Men de hørte på ham indtil dette Ord, da opløftede de deres Røst og sagde: "Bort fra Jorden med en sådan! thi han bør ikke leve.""
Dutch	Zij hoorden hem nu tot dit woord toe; en zij verhieven hun stem, zeggende: Weg van de aarde met zulk een, want het is niet behoorlijk, dat hij leve.
Finnish	Tähän sanaan asti he kuuntelivat häntä; mutta silloin he korottivat äänensä ja sanoivat: "Pois maan päältä tuommoinen! Sillä ei hän saa elää."
French	Ils l`écoutèrent jusqu`� cette parole. Mais alors ils élevèrent la voix, disant: Ote de la terre un pareil homme! Il n`est pas digne de vivre.
German	Sie hörten aber ihm zu bis auf dies Wort und hoben ihre Stimme auf und sprachen: Hinweg mit solchem von der Erde! denn es ist nicht billig, daß er leben soll.
Indonesian-Bahasa Sehari-hari	Orang-orang masih terus mendengarkan Paulus berbicara, tetapi pada kalimat yang terakhir itu mereka berteriak sekeras-kerasnya, "Bunuh saja orang yang seperti itu. Ia tidak patut hidup!"
Indonesian-Terjemahan Lama	Maka mereka itu mendengar Paulus sampai kepada perkataan ini, lalu mengangkat suara sambil katanya, "Lenyapkanlah orang yang semacam itu daripada bumi ini, karena tiada layak ia hidup lagi."
Maori	¶ A whakarongo ana ratou ki a ia taea noatia tenei kupu, na ka hamama ratou, ka mea, Whakamatea atu te koroke nei i runga i te whenua: e kore hoki e pai kia ora ia.
Norwegian	Inntil dette ord hørte de på ham; men da løftet de sin røst og sa: Ta ham bort fra jorden! han burde ikke få leve!
Portuguese	Ora, escutavam-no até esta palavra, mas então levantaram a voz, dizendo: Tira do mundo tal homem, porque não convém que viva.
Rumanian	Ei l-au ascultat pknq la cuvkntul acesta. Dar atunci wi-au ridicat glasul, wi au zis: ,,Ia de pe pqmknt pe un astfel de om! Nu este vrednic sq trqiascq!``
Russian	дП ЬФПЗП УМПЧБ УМХЫБМЙ ЕЗП; Б ЪБ УЙН � П�"ОСМЙ ЛТЙЛ, ЗПЧПТС: ЙУФТЕ�'Й ПФ ЪЕНМЙ ФБЛПЗП! Й�'П ЕНХ ОЕ �"ПМЦОП ЦЙФШ.
Shuar	¶ Nui matsamarmia nu, Núnaka antukarka untsumtan Juáriarmiayi. "Juka Mantamnatí. ¿Urukamtaik iwiaakusha pujusat?" tiarmiayi.
Spanish	Le escucharon hasta esta palabra. Entonces alzaron la voz diciendo: --¡Quita de la tierra a tal hombre, porque no conviene que viva!
Swahili	Mpaka hapa, wale watu walikuwa wanamsikiza, lakini aliposema maneno haya, walianza kusema kwa sauti kubwa, "Mwondoe duniani! Mtu wa namna hiyo hastahili kuishi."
Uma	¶ Rodo oa' -ramo ntodea mpo'epe Paulus mololita. Tapi' kana'uli' -na we'i kahilou-na hi tauna to bela-ra to Yahudi, pejeu' -rami rahuduwukui, ra'uli': "Patehi lau-imi pe'! Uma ntoto-ipi natao tuwu'!"
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Derivations: FAS

Derivations
	Words beginning with "FAS": fasces, fascia, fasciae, fascial, fascias, fasciate, fasciated, fasciation, fasciations, fascicle, fascicled, fascicles, fascicular, fascicularly, fasciculate, fasciculated, fasciculation, fasciculations, fascicule, fascicules, fasciculi, fasciculus, fascinate, fascinated, fascinates, fascinating, fascinatingly, fascination, fascinations, fascinator, fascinators, fascine, fascines, fascioliases, fascioliasis, fascism, fascisms, fascist, fascistic, fascistically, fascists, fash, fashed, fashes, fashing, fashion, fashionabilities, fashionability, fashionable, fashionableness, fashionablenesses. (additional references)
	Words ending with "FAS": alfalfas, alfas, calctufas, chufas, khalifas, loofas, luffas, sofas, sulfas, tufas. (additional references)
	Words containing "FAS": antifascism, antifascisms, antifascist, antifascists, antifashion, antifashionable, antifashions, bedfast, breakfast, breakfasted, breakfaster, breakfasters, breakfasting, breakfasts, colorfast, colorfastness, colorfastnesses, handfast, handfasted, handfasting, handfastings, handfasts, holdfast, holdfasts, hyperfastidious, lightfast, lightfastness, lightfastnesses, makefast, makefasts, noncolorfast, outfast, outfasted, outfasting, outfasts, overfast, overfastidious, prebreakfast, prefascist, prefascists, refashion, refashioned, refashioning, refashions, refasten, refastened, refastening, refastens, shamefast, soothfast, steadfast. (additional references)
Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references).

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Anagrams: FAS

Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams
	Words within the letters "a-f-s"
	-1 letter: as, fa.
	Words containing the letters "a-f-s"
	+1 letter: arfs, fads, fags, fans, fash, fast, fats, fays, kafs, oafs, safe, sofa.
	+2 letters: afars, alefs, alfas, alifs, baffs, barfs, cafes, caffs, calfs, daffs, faces, facts, fades, fados, fails, fairs, fakes, falls, false, fames, fanes, fangs, fanos, fards, fares, farls, farms, faros, farts, fasts, fates, fatso, fauns, favas, faves, favus, fawns, faxes, fazes, fears, fease, feast, feats, fetas, fiars, fiats, flabs, flags, flams, flans, flaps, flash, flask, flats, flaws, flays, fleas, foals, foams, fossa, frags, fraps, frass, frats, frays, gaffs, haafs, hafis, hafts, kaifs, khafs, leafs, loafs, naifs, ofays, raffs, rafts, safer, safes, scarf, shaft, sheaf, snafu, sofar, sofas, softa, staff, sulfa, swarf, tufas, waffs, wafts, waifs, yaffs, zarfs.
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