far
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or further\ ˈfər-t͟hər
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farthest
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Synonyms & Antonyms for far
Synonyms: Adverb
achingly, almighty, archly, awful, awfully, badly, beastly, blisteringly, bone, colossally, corking, cracking, damn, damned, dang, deadly, desperately, eminently, enormously, especially, ever, exceedingly (also exceeding), extra, extremely, fabulously, fantastically, fiercely, filthy, frightfully, full, greatly, heavily, highly, hugely, immensely, incredibly, intensely, jolly, majorly, mightily, mighty, monstrous [chiefly dialect], mortally, most, much, particularly, passing, rattling, real, really, right, roaring, roaringly, seriously, severely, so, sore, sorely, spanking, specially, stinking, such, super, supremely, surpassingly, terribly, that, thumping, too, unco, uncommonly, vastly, very, vitally, way, whacking, wicked, wildly
Synonyms: Adjective
extended, great, lengthy, long, long-drawn-out (or long-drawn), long-lived, long-term, marathon
Antonyms: Adverb
little, negligibly, nominally, slightly, somewhat
Antonyms: Adjective
brief, little, mini, short, shortish, short-lived, short-term
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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
Gaga even got a commemorative tattoo to honor the project, which has already swept up all of the original music accolades during awards season thus far, and seems likely to go home with Oscar gold in the category, too. — Christian Allaire, Vogue, "Kelly Clarkson Covered “Shallow” and the Internet Lost It," 17 Feb. 2019 Michelle Randolph has appeared in nine episodes with Cassie thus far. — Katherine J. Igoe, Marie Claire, "'The Bachelor' Star Cassie Randolph Is Starring On Another Reality Show As Well," 6 Feb. 2019 But comedian Tommy Chong and NFL star Antonio Brown, AKA the Pineapple and Hippo, are far from the first famous faces to grace us with their haunting masks and questionable singing voices. — Megan Stein, Country Living, "We'd Like to Remind You That Ryan Reynolds Was Once a Unicorn on 'Masked Singer'," 10 Jan. 2019 There’s an essence and vibe with each of my collections thus far that set me apart from other influencers in this space. — Sandra Song, Teen Vogue, "Patrick Starrr on His Holiday MAC Collaboration, Makeup Shaming, and Inclusivity in the Beauty World," 23 Dec. 2018 Based on the quick glimpses that have been released thus far, the live-action version will definitely blow audiences away. — Taylor Mead, House Beautiful, "The Aladdin Set Looks Absolutely Incredible In The Trailer And Sneak Peek Photos," 20 Dec. 2018 America’s soft power in China also eclipses Russia’s influence, at least so far. — Yaroslav Trofimov, WSJ, "The New Beijing-Moscow Axis," 1 Feb. 2019 The pilot, played by Mads Mikkelsen of Doctor Strange and TV’s Hannibal, is the lone survivor of a plane crash in the far north. — Kevin Dupzyk, Popular Mechanics, "8 Essential Tips from 'Arctic,' the Best Survival Movie in Years," 1 Feb. 2019 Currently reading My Favorite Half-Night Stand by Christina Lauren and loving it so far! — Rachel Epstein, Marie Claire, "#ReadWithMC Reviews Christina Lauren's 'My Favorite Half-Night Stand'," 1 Feb. 2019Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective
In the Kitchen's chapter of her book, Joanna shares the story of a client's corner at the far end of the room that would become a few feet of empty, unused space. — Danielle Tullo, House Beautiful, "4 Joanna Gaines Design Secrets You'll Want To Steal," 7 Dec. 2018 When several soaker hoses are connected end to end, most of the water will seep from the hose closest to the faucet; less water will reach the far end. — The Editors, Good Housekeeping, "How to Install a Drip Irrigation System in Your Garden," 17 July 2018 But a new behind-the-scenes clip released by Disney shows just how far director Rob Marshall and the cast *really* went to make the movie seem as realistic as possible. — Kelly O'sullivan, Country Living, "This 'Mary Poppins Returns' Behind-the-Scenes Secret Has Everyone Freaking Out," 15 Jan. 2019 Set in this far future on a completely different world, Herbert's Dune became a seminal text in the history of science fiction. — Maude Campbell, Popular Mechanics, "Everything We Know So Far About Denis Villeneuve's 'Dune'," 14 Jan. 2019 On the far bank a bull elephant appeared, a big male tusker, a famous figure in these parts. — Stanley Stewart, Condé Nast Traveler, "Going Off-Grid in Namibia," 21 Dec. 2018 As one can see by the image, Kiernan's childhood witch costume was a far departure from her Sabrina look. — Lauren Rearick, Teen Vogue, "Kiernan Shipka Shared Photographs of Her Childhood Halloween Costumes on Instagram," 1 Nov. 2018 The landslide in the central region occurred as parts of the far northern Philippine deal with damage from a typhoon that hit last weekend. — Bullit Marquez And Joeal Calupitan, Fox News, "Philippine villages at risk of landslides forcibly evacuated," 21 Sep. 2018 Take the far right cord, bringing it under the cords in the center, and over the far left cord. — Candace Braun Davison, House Beautiful, "This Macrame Planter Is Easier To Master Than You'd Think," 15 Aug. 2018These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'far.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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FAR
abbreviationFinancial 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
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