Definition of NSF - Reverso English Dictionary

Abbreviation

abr: nonsufficient funds

TECH.

situation when a bank account lacks enough money

TECH.

The check was returned NSF by the bank.

insufficient funds

overdrawn

Acronym

acr: National Science Foundation

TECH.

organization that supports science research and education

TECH.

The NSF funds many science projects.

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Examples of NSF in a sentence

Her account showed an NSF fee after the transaction.
NSF grants are highly competitive.
The NSF supports innovative research initiatives.

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French:fonds insuffisants, Fondation nationale pour la science, ...
German:NZ, Nationale Wissenschaftsstiftung, ...
Italian:MF, NSF, ...
Spanish:FNS, Fundación Nacional de Ciencias, ...
Portuguese:FP, NSF, ...
Chinese:资金不足, 国家科学基金会, ...
Japanese:NSF, ...
Arabic:عدم كفاية الرصيد, مؤسسة العلوم الوطنية, ...
Hebrew:יֶתֶרֶת חֶשְׁבּוֹן לֹא מַסְפִּיקָה, הַקֶּרֶן הַלְּאוּמִית לְמַדָּע, ...
Russian:недостаточно средств, НФИ, ...
Ukrainian:недостатньо коштів, Національний науковий фонд, ...
Hindi:अपर्याप्त निधि, एनएसएफ, ...
Bengali:অপর্যাপ্ত তহবিল, জাতীয় বিজ্ঞান ফাউন্ডেশন, ...
Catalan:FON, FEC, ...
Czech:nedostatek prostředků, Národní vědecká nadace, ...
Danish:manglende dækning, NSF, ...
Dutch:onvoldoende saldo, NWO, ...
Greek:ανεπαρκές υπόλοιπο, NSF, ...
Hungarian:nincs fedezet, Nemzeti Tudományos Alap, ...
Khmer:មូលនិធិមិនគ្រប់គ្រាន់, មូលនិធិវិទ្យាសាស្ត្រជាតិ, ...
Korean:NSF, 국립과학재단, ...
Persian:ان‌اس‌اف, بنیاد ملی علوم, ...
Polish:niewystarczające środki na koncie, NSF, ...
Portuguese (BR):SF, Fundação Nacional de Ciência, ...
Romanian:LIP, FNS, ...
Swedish:OT, Nationella vetenskapsstiftelsen, ...
Thai:เอ็นเอสเอฟ, มูลนิธิวิทยาศาสตร์แห่งชาติ, ...
Turkish:NSF, UBV, ...
Vietnamese:NSF, Quỹ Khoa học Quốc gia, ...

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