HR

¹ American  

[eych-ahr] / ˈeɪtʃˈɑr /

abbreviation

1. human resources.

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hr. ² American  

Or h

abbreviation

1. hour; hours.

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Hr. ³ American  

abbreviation

1. Herr.

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h.r. ⁴ American  

Or HR or hr

abbreviation

1. home run.

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H.R. ⁵ American  

Or HR

abbreviation

1. House of Representatives.

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HR ¹ British  

abbreviation

1. House of Representatives

2. human resources

3. human rights

4. Croatia (international car registration)

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hr ² British  

abbreviation

1. hour

2. Baseball home run

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hr ³ British  

abbreviation

1. Croatia

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Etymology

Origin of HR

(for sense 4) from Croatian Hrvatska

Example Sentences

“Many small businesses don’t do it because it’s a paperwork nightmare,” says Catherine Valega, founder of Green Bee Advisory in Burlington, Mass. “Larger companies do because they often have a large HR department that can handle it.”

From Barron's

Also, an HR manager told the nurses to "broaden their minds", which "served to highlight to the nurses that they were not being taken seriously" and reinforced "the feeling they were seen as transphobic or bigoted", the panel said.

From BBC

The government says there has been an increase in the number of trained police officers in desk-based support roles, including HR and IT support, since the grant was introduced.

From BBC

"They then tried to desperately recruit more officers to make up their targets – but forces ended up with more officers behind desks doing HR and admin," the source added.

From BBC

Pillar One is establishing common processes and tools for back-office functions such as HR, engineering, finance and business development.

From The Wall Street Journal