CFR

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Initialism of Code of Federal Regulations.

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Meanings

proper noun
  1. USabbreviationinitialismlawInitialism of Code of Federal Regulations.

    Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) Part 77 requires that anyone building a structure near an airport report their intentions to the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA).

    2024 August 19, “LAKETOWN 115-kV TRANSMISSION LINE PROJECT IN CARVER COUNTY, MN”, in Great River Energy, page 25
  2. USabbreviationinitialismInitialism of Council on Foreign Relations.
nounCFR (countable and uncountable, plural CFRs)

plural CFRs

  1. abbreviationinitialismuncountableInitialism of cost and freight.
  2. abbreviationcountableinitialismepidemiologyInitialism of case fatality rate.

    The CFR for the SARS epidemic was around 9 to 10 percent, while MERS, first identified in 2012, is around 35 percent.

    2020 March 12, Matt Stieb, “Does the Coronavirus Think I’m Old?”, in New York
  3. abbreviationinitialismuncountablevideo compressionInitialism of constant frame rate.

Synonyms & antonyms

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cost and freight
Cite this entry
APA

CFR. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/CFR

MLA

“CFR.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/CFR. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “CFR,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/CFR.

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