far

adverb

\ ˈfär

farther\ ˈfär-t͟hər

\ or further\ ˈfər-t͟hər

\; farthest or furthest\ ˈfər-t͟həst

Definition of far

(Entry 1 of 3)

1 : at or to a considerable distance in space wandered far from home

2a : to a great extent : much far better methods

b : by a broad interval : widely the far distant future

3 : to or at a definite distance, point, or degree as far as I know

4 : to an advanced point or extent a bright student will go far worked far into the night

5 : at a considerable distance in time not far from the year 1870

by far

: far and away is by far the best runner

far be it from

: it would be inappropriate or impossible for far be it from me to complain

far from

: of a distinctly different and especially opposite quality than the trip was far from a failure

how far

: to what extent, degree, or distance didn't know how far to trust them

so far

1 : to a certain extent, degree, or distance when the water rose so far, we fled

2 : up to the present has written one novel so far

thus far

: so far thus far the results are negative

far

adjective

farther or further; farthest or furthest

Definition of far (Entry 2 of 3)

1a : remote in space

b : distinctly different in quality or relationship

c : remote in time

2a : long a far journey

b : of notable extent : comprehensive a man of far vision

3 : the more distant of two the far end

4 : extreme the far left a far right political organization

FAR

abbreviation

Definition of FAR (Entry 3 of 3)

federal air regulation

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Examples of far in a Sentence

Adverb

The dog wandered far from home. These new discoveries will allow us to see far into the past. She lives far out in the country. The house is set far back from the road. The deadline is not far off. regions far to the north a town not far from Chicago He still lives not far from where he was born. The car is far too expensive. His policies are far different from those of his predecessor.

Adjective

the far corners of the world the far reaches of outer space

Recent Examples on the Web: Adverb

Facebook is far from releasing the coin and is still working on the strategy, including a plan for custody assets, or regular currencies that would be held to protect the value of the stablecoin. — Recode Staff, Recode, "Recode Daily: Wealth managers and charities are looking forward to an IPO-rich 2019," 21 Dec. 2018 Christmas at Grand Valley is far from Danica's first Hallmark project. — Emma Dibdin, Country Living, "How Hallmark Star Danica McKellar Found Love with Her Husband After Divorce," 21 Dec. 2018 Unfortunately, Amsterdam is far from the only place that struggles with overtourism. — Bridget Hallinan, Condé Nast Traveler, "Amsterdam Cracks Down on Mass Tourism (Again) By Removing Famous ‘I Amsterdam’ Letters," 6 Dec. 2018 Ocasio-Cortez is far from the only politician from modest means who has struggled to find a new home after prevailing on Election Day. — Patrick Sisson, Curbed, "Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez has a point about housing for Congress," 21 Nov. 2018 Cotton is by far the most popular fabric for sheets. — Hannah Morrill, ELLE Decor, "The Best Luxury Sheets For the Perfect Night's Sleep," 15 Nov. 2018 So far, the value of the additional fish products offsets the higher operating cost. — Robert Lee Hotz, WSJ, "Climate Change Drives Fish Into New Waters, Remaking an Industry," 22 Dec. 2018 Sprawl development is increasing, not decreasing: Housing is still being located far from jobs, transit, and city centers, forcing residents to rely on cars to get around. — Alissa Walker, Curbed, "Getting around the Bay Area with Chanell Fletcher," 21 Dec. 2018 As demonstrated by Facebook’s Messenger application, those permissions can extend far beyond what the user intended. — Sean Gallagher, Ars Technica, "Facebook “partner” arrangements: Are they as bad as they look?," 19 Dec. 2018

Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective

So far, the Dukha tribe in the north and the Eagle Hunters in the far west are already on Airbnb. — Meredith Carey, Condé Nast Traveler, "You'll Need a Reindeer to Get to This Airbnb in Mongolia," 19 Nov. 2018 Desks line one wall of the plant so engineers and marketers can work cheek-to-jowl, while heavy manufacturing equipment like laser cutters, tube benders, and CNC machines lines the far wall. — Edward Niedermeyer, Ars Technica, "Arcimoto raised $19 million to build “fun utility vehicles”—now what?," 11 July 2018 When standing the loading area for Slinky Dog Dash, look in the upper right-hand corner of Andy’s crayon art on the far wall. — Dewayne Bevil, OrlandoSentinel.com, "What we didn't tell you about Disney's Toy Story Land," 5 July 2018 Puri believes that the executions happened against the far wall of the ravine, just before a bend in the riverbed that hides most of the valley from view. — Matías Costa, Smithsonian, "The Battle Over the Memory of the Spanish Civil War," 28 June 2018 On the far wall hung the most expensive (for now) artwork by an American. — Stephen Metcalf, The Atlantic, "Jean-Michel Basquiat Is Still an Enigma," 24 June 2018 Gideon charged again, but the chain tugged hard against the far wall. — Chicago Tribune, chicagotribune.com, "Algren Award runner-up: "Am I Not Your Animal" by Matt Jones," 2 June 2018 The bare-bones kitchen is set right by the entrance and lines the far wall, while a desk-like glass dining table sits opposite. — Lauren Ro, Curbed, "377-square-foot apartment is super-optimized for all your needs," 9 May 2018 One of the couple’s favorite paintings, by Jared Rue, dominates the far wall. — Nancy Hass, ELLE Decor, "Lindsey Adelman's Park Slope Home Doubles as a Constantly Revolving Showcase," 27 Apr. 2018

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FAR

abbreviation

Financial Definition of FAR

What It Is

Free asset ratio refers to the net assets of an insurance company as a percentage of its total assets. Free assets are the same as net assets, that is, assets that are not obligated to insurance policies.

How It Works

The formula for calculating FAR is:

FAR = (Total Assets – Secured Assets) / Total Assets

An insurance company must maintain certain financial reserves on hand to cover its obligations to its policyholders. The insurance company invests in assets that produce income for the company. A portion of these assets is pledged to secure the obligations of the company. The remaining portion is free assets.

For example, if Company XYZ has $1,000,000 in total assets and $700,000 of that are liabilities tied to policies, then its free asset ratio is 30%.

1,000,000 - 700,000 = 300,000
300,000 / 1,000,000 = 0.3 = 30%

Why It Matters

British insurance companies use this ratio as a solvency measure. It is measured as available assets less required minimum margin of solvency divided by admissible assets. The higher the percentage of the ratio, the more easily it allows the insurance company to expand its operations.

Source: Investing Answers

far

adverb