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ADR

American  

abbreviation

  1. adverse drug reaction.

  2. Law. alternative dispute resolution: a method of settling a legal dispute between parties without going to trial, such as by hiring someone to help both parties communicate and settle their dispute.


ADR British  

abbreviation

  1. adverse drug reaction

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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The bank trims its ADR target price to US$11.40 from US$13.00 but retains a buy rating.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 12, 2026

Citi maintains its buy rating on NetEase and keeps its ADR target price at $174.00.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 4, 2026

But TSMC’s ADR premium soared during the postlockdown bubble, and then again as artificial-intelligence demand drove U.S. buyers to bet on the supplier of chips to Nvidia.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 26, 2026

Premia on ADR listings can also be affected by sentiment towards emerging markets in general, shrinking when the asset class is out of favour and vice versa, The premium can also be impacted by liquidity.

From MarketWatch Jul. 15, 2026

Browder is initiating a class action lawsuit in New York of Gazprom ADR holders against PwC.

From Crime and Corruption by Samuel Vaknin

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