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ifs

Noun CEFR C2 Standard
ɪfs

Definitions

  1. Initialism of iterated function system.
  2. Initialism of Input Field Separators.
    Unix, abbreviation, alt-of, initialism, plural, plural-only
  3. Initialism of Institute for Fiscal Studies: an economic research institute based in London, United Kingdom, which specialises in UK taxation and public policy.
  4. Institute for State Policy.
  5. Initialism of information fatigue syndrome.

Equivalents

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Examples

“At the IFS, they laboured in vain to bring⟳ the nation’s attention back to the real economic news, which wasn’t the budget so much as the tax and benefit changes set⟳ to kick⟳ in next month: […]”
“Two other organizations – the Institute for State Policy (IfS) and the “Ein Prozent” (One Percent) association – were labeled extremist at the same time as the group.”

CEFR level

C2
Mastery
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.
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