Cf

¹

Symbol, Chemistry.

1. californium.

CF

²

abbreviation

1. Christian female.

2. Also cf cubic foot; cubic feet.

3. cystic fibrosis.

cf.

³

abbreviation

1. Bookbinding.,  calf.

2. Music.,  cantus firmus.

3. Baseball.,  center fielder.

4. compare.

c/f

⁴

Bookkeeping.

1. carried forward.

C.F.

⁵

Or c.f.

abbreviation

1. cost and freight.

cf

¹

abbreviation

1. Also: c f. cost and freight

cf

²

abbreviation

1. Central African Republic

CF

³

abbreviation

1. Chaplain to the Forces

c/f

⁴

abbreviation

1. carried forward

cf.

⁵

abbreviation

1. compare

Cf

⁶

symbol

1. californium

cf.

1. An abbreviation meaning “compare.” It is short for the Latin word confer and instructs the reader to compare one thing with another.

Word History and Origins

Origin of cf.¹

From the Latin word confer

Word History and Origins

Origin of cf.¹

Latin: confer

Example Sentences

On earnings calls this quarter, we’ve seen an uptick in the number of times C.E.O.s and C.F.O.s cite “low-income consumers” to explain why sales are slipping or why they give lackluster guidance on profit.

From New York Times

Other Russian wheat suppliers submitted offers on Friday at a free-on-board price of $265 per metric ton, believing it to be the set price floor, and a C&F price that exceeded $270 per ton.

From Reuters

In a tender last week, all Russian suppliers had submitted bids at a price floor set at $270 per metric ton on a FOB basis, with C&F prices ranging between $286.25 and $291 per metric ton.

From Reuters

The association also asked the bureau to “explain its apparent ambition to create a C.F.P.B.-run credit card comparison platform with sufficient detail to allow commenters to evaluate such a proposal.”

From New York Times

“We spend as much time now talking to the C.M.O.s of businesses as we do the C.F.O.s and the people who own the payments part,” he said.

From New York Times