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Fading
The loss of color/brightness due to exposure to light, heat, or weathering.

Fagot
Also spelled faggot, the term refers to a bundle of sticks or branches to be used for fuel, or alternately, a bundle of iron or steel pieces to be hammered or rolled, at welding temperature, into bars.

Fahrenheit (f)
A temperature scale in which the boiling point of water is 212 degrees and its freezing point is 32 degrees. To convert Fahrenheit to Celsius, subtract 32, multiply by 5, and divide the product by 9. For example.

Faience
Italian glazed earthenware, as colorfully designed pottery or in blocks or tiles to be used as wall facings.

Faience tile
Glazed or unglazed tile, generally made by the plastic process with characteristic variation in the face, edges and glaze. These variations produce a handcrafted, decorative effect.

Fair credit billing act
Federal law governing credit and charge card billing errors. If the credit card company violates this law, consumers can sue for damages.

Fair credit reporting act
A federal law that allows individuals to examine and correct information used by credit reporting services.

Fair housing act
Federal law making it illegal to refuse to rent or sell to anyone based on race, color, religion, sex or national origin. 1988 amendments expanded protections to include family status and disability.

Fair market rent
The rent a property commands in a free and open market setting.

Fair market value
Amount that could be received on the sale of real estate when there is a willing seller and buyer. It is a term generally used in property tax and condemnation legislation, meaning the market value of a property.

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