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FCS

FCS

1 8.6
A nationwide system of cooperative banks that lends money to farmers and farm businesses
  • noun
  • /ɛf si ɛs/
translation icon : Sistema de Crédito Agrícola
  • Outlays, by contrast, are projected to be a smaller share of GDP in 2022 under the FCS (22%) than they are in 2012 (23%).
  • persistence of FCS
  • FCS students
  • FCS system

Examples

  • Many of the factors that have been shown to be associated with the system persistence of students, on the whole, also impact the persistence of FCS students.

    Academic text (2006)

  • The economy would grow more slowly over the 2018–2022 period than under the FCS, and interest rates would be higher.

    Blog text (16)

  • The weighted sample of 9,939 FCS students derived from this data set included only those who had begun their postsecondary education.

    Academic text (2006)

  • The area of study could benefit from further investigation on how gender impacts the persistence of FCS students, and whether methods and ways for intervention may differ between males and females.

    Academic text (2006)

  • The purpose of this study was to examine the relationship of a variety of factors to the persistence toward bachelor’s degree completion of students in postsecondary FCS programs.

    Academic text (2006)

  • In an effort to meet the challenge of enhancing the current body of knowledge in retention and persistence, this longitudinal study focuses on students in Family and Consumer Sciences (FCS) as a distinct subgroup of the population.

    Academic text (2006)

  • The discriminant analytic model developed in this study was able to predict the 6-year system persistence of FCS students at a level appreciably greater than one would expect to be classified correctly by chance alone.

    Academic text (2006)

  • The FCS is crucial for supporting farmers in securing affordable loans for their operations.

  • Many agricultural businesses rely on the FCS for financing their expansion projects.

  • As a cooperative, the FCS offers better interest rates than traditional banks for rural lending.

Synonyms

financial organization
vsFCS
  • Specialized
1 3.4

A business that holds, lends, and invests money, like a bank or investment firm

focuses specifically on providing credit to farmers and related businesses
Farm Credit System
vsFCS
  • Specialized
4.2

A group of banks owned by farmers that lend money to farms

is the same system but refers to it by a shorter or different name

Surface Forms

FCS singular
FCS plural

Morphology

FCS = Farm Credit System (opaque) = F + C + S

An initialism: the letters 'FCS' do not convey the full institutional name without knowing the expansion.

Etymology

FCS stands for Farm Credit System, where farm means 'farmers' and credit means 'loans', so it is a national cooperative network of banks that gives loans and financial services to farmers.