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FAS

1 American  
  1. fetal alcohol syndrome.

  2. Foreign Agricultural Service.


F.A.S. 2 American  
Or f.a.s.

abbreviation

Commerce.
  1. free alongside ship: without charge to the buyer for goods delivered alongside ship.


FAS British  

abbreviation

  1. free alongside ship

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Etymology

Origin of F.A.S.

First recorded in 1875–80

Example Sentences

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Ten months later, in January, FAS awarded Databricks, a Thrive-backed artificial-intelligence enterprise company, a $1.8 million sole-source contract to optimize the agency’s procurement analytics and fraud-detection capabilities.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 30, 2026

"But if they don't, then FAS doesn't get diagnosed right away and the child may not get the support that they need until later in life."

From Science Daily • Dec. 13, 2023

"The company must additionally pay more than 4 billion roubles to the Russian Federation's budget," the FAS concluded.

From Reuters • Jun. 27, 2023

Hans Kristensen, director of the FAS Nuclear Information Project, told me the DF-27 can probably hold either nuclear or conventional warheads, and therefore can be seen as both a strategic and a tactical weapon.

From Washington Post • Apr. 13, 2023

“Haven’t they ever heard of separation anxiety? What is the matter with these people? I have taken care of toddlers with FAS, and they are nothing like Boo.”

From "The Tenth Mistake of Hank Hooperman" by Gennifer Choldenko

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