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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

  • abbreviation National Science Foundation
  • abbreviation not sufficient funds

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  • initialism US National Science Foundation
  • initialism banking non-sufficient funds

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  • noun an independent agency of the federal government responsible for the promotion of progress in science and engineering by supporting programs in research and education

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