Var

¹ American  

[var] / var /

noun

1. a department in SE France. 2,326 sq. mi. (6,025 sq. km). Draguignan.

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VAR ² American  

noun

Soccer.

1. video assistant referee: a system by which a group of officials in a control booth use multiple angles of video footage to review decisions made by officials on the field in real time.

   The guiding principle of VAR in this league is that it should interfere as little as possible.

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var. ³ American  

abbreviation

1. variable.

2. variant.

3. variation.

4. variety.

5. variometer.

6. various.

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var. ¹ British  

abbreviation

1. variable

2. variant

3. variation

4. variety

5. various

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Var ² British  

/ var /

noun

1. 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. a river in SE France, flowing southeast and south to the Mediterranean near Nice. Length: about 130 km (80 miles)

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VAR ³ British  

abbreviation

1. visual aural range

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var ⁴ British  

/ vɑː /

noun

1. 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

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Etymology

Origin of VAR

First recorded in 2010–15

Example Sentences

Partners in the license include Equinor as operator with a 31% stake, Petoro with 30%, Harbour Energy with 24.5%, Inpex Idemitsu with 9.6%, and Var Energi with 4.9%.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 2, 2026

While they've since divorced, in 2011 the two rosé lovers found common cause and bought the Domaine Miraval in France's Var region.

From Salon • Jul. 15, 2024

Dozens of police took part in raids on the 61-year-old's Paris home and his villa in Saint-Tropez, Var, according to French daily Le Monde.

From BBC • Oct. 31, 2023

Four regions in southern France — Isere, Var, Bouches-du Rhone and the Pyrenees — already have water restrictions in place, and 10 other departments were placed on the vigilance list.

From Seattle Times • Mar. 1, 2023

Var said, "The Watcher's cave should be three miles beyond this pass."

From When the Mountain Shook by Abernathy, Robert