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F.O.R.
free on rails.
Also, f.o.r.
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for.
1.foreign.
2.forester.
3.forestry.
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For.
Forester.
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for    Audio Help   [fawr; unstressed fer] Pronunciation Key
–preposition
1.with the object or purpose of: to run for exercise.
2.intended to belong to, or be used in connection with: equipment for the army; a closet for dishes.
3.suiting the purposes or needs of: medicine for the aged.
4.in order to obtain, gain, or acquire: a suit for alimony; to work for wages.
5.(used to express a wish, as of something to be experienced or obtained): O, for a cold drink!
6.sensitive or responsive to: an eye for beauty.
7.desirous of: a longing for something; a taste for fancy clothes.
8.in consideration or payment of; in return for: three for a dollar; to be thanked for one's efforts.
9.appropriate or adapted to: a subject for speculation; clothes for winter.
10.with regard or respect to: pressed for time; too warm for April.
11.during the continuance of: for a long time.
12.in favor of; on the side of: to be for honest government.
13.in place of; instead of: a substitute for butter.
14.in the interest of; on behalf of: to act for a client.
15.in exchange for; as an offset to: blow for blow; money for goods.
16.in punishment of: payment for the crime.
17.in honor of: to give a dinner for a person.
18.with the purpose of reaching: to start for London.
19.contributive to: for the advantage of everybody.
20.in order to save: to flee for one's life.
21.in order to become: to train recruits for soldiers.
22.in assignment or attribution to: an appointment for the afternoon; That's for you to decide.
23.such as to allow of or to require: too many for separate mention.
24.such as results in: his reason for going.
25.as affecting the interests or circumstances of: bad for one's health.
26.in proportion or with reference to: He is tall for his age.
27.in the character of; as being: to know a thing for a fact.
28.by reason of; because of: to shout for joy; a city famed for its beauty.
29.in spite of: He's a decent guy for all that.
30.to the extent or amount of: to walk for a mile.
31.(used to introduce a subject in an infinitive phrase): It's time for me to go.
32.(used to indicate the number of successes out of a specified number of attempts): The batter was 2 for 4 in the game.
–conjunction
33.seeing that; since.
34.because.
—Idiom
35.for it, British. in (def. 33).
[Origin: bef. 900; ME, OE; c. OS for; akin to fore1, L per through, Gk pró before, ahead]

—Synonyms 33. See because.
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Agency for International Development (AID), federal agency created (Sept., 1961) to consolidate U.S. nonmilitary foreign aid programs. Originally an agency in the State Department, it has been a component part of the U.S. International Development Cooperation Agency, along with the Overseas Private Investment Corporation, since 1979. AID administers bilateral assistance to more than 80 countries as development assistance and as economic support funds. Development aid targets agriculture, rural development, nutrition, health, education, population planning, and market-oriented development. Economic support funds are flexible grants to sustain or restore economic activity. AID also administers Food for Peace (with the Department of Agriculture), disaster assistance, a housing guaranty program, scientific and technical aid, and the Women in Development program. In the 1980s and 90s AID stressed the development of open, democratic societies, and promoted the dynamism of free markets and individual initiative in developing countries, including the newly independent states of the former Soviet Union. Other principles governing AID's programs include concern for individual economic and social well-being, responsible environmental policies, and management of natural resources. 
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