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VAR

abbr.
1. value-added reseller
2. or VaR value at risk
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var

(vɑː)
n
(Units) a unit of reactive power of an alternating current, equal to the product of the current measured in amperes and the voltage measured in volts
[from v(olt-)a(mperes) r(eactive)]

Var

(French var)
n
1. (Placename) a department of SE France, in Provence-Alpes-Côte-d'Azur region. Capital: Toulon. Pop: 946 305 (2003 est). Area: 6023 sq km (2349 sq miles)
2. (Placename) a river in SE France, flowing southeast and south to the Mediterranean near Nice. Length: about 130 km (80 miles)

VAR

abbreviation for
(Physiology) visual aural range
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var.

1. variable.
2. variant.
3. variation.
4. variety.
5. variometer.
6. various.
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Noun1.var - a unit of electrical power in an AC circuit equal to the power dissipated when 1 volt produces a current of 1 ampere
power unit - a measure of electric power
kilovolt-ampere - a unit of electrical power equal to 1000 volt-amperes
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It was two hours, owing to sundry wrong turnings, ere she found herself on a summit commanding the long-sought-for vale, the Valley of the Great Dairies, the valley in which milk and butter grew to rankness, and were produced more profusely, if less delicately, than at her home--the verdant plain so well watered by the river Var or Froom.
The Comte de la Fere puzzled his brains for some time, to divine what the musketeer could be going to do at Cannes, and what motive could have led him to examine the banks of the Var. The reflections of Athos suggested nothing.
When we parted at the Pont du Var, you told me you were going to travel through Piedmont and Tuscany; but instead of that, you come to Paris."
The twenty-second we lay in a heather bush on the hillside in Uam Var, within view of a herd of deer, the happiest ten hours of sleep in a fine, breathing sunshine and on bone-dry ground, that I have ever tasted.
THE Premier League steps into the unknown this weekend with the roll out of VAR (video assistant referees).
But it is here, at Stockley Park in Harlington, where the outcome of a new top-flight season will be shaped by a controversial addition to the world's most watched league: the video assistant referee (VAR).
France was awarded a penalty in its opening game against Australia after the referee consulted with the VAR while Iceland thought VAR should have been employed to award them a penalty in their game against Argentina.
VARs are increasingly becoming the resource of choice for securing hard-to-find items that a traditional vendor can have difficulty finding.
VARS Investment Group offered the opportunity for him to startup a sole proprietorship installing and maintaining debit machines, and point of sale machines.
The open architecture approach goes beyond application programming interfaces (APIs), scripting layers, and plug-ins, and gives VARs the full source code access under generous licensing terms.
ERP decision makers should be aware that while VARs also may perform some consulting functions, their advice as consultants may be colored by close ties to particular suppliers.
*Share the glory: "VARs always welcome a chance to look good in front of their customers," Coker notes.