HR

¹ American  

[eych-ahr] / ˈeɪtʃˈɑr /

abbreviation

1. human resources.

---

hr. ² American  

Or h

abbreviation

1. hour; hours.

---

Hr. ³ American  

abbreviation

1. Herr.

---

h.r. ⁴ American  

Or HR or hr

abbreviation

1. home run.

---

H.R. ⁵ American  

Or HR

abbreviation

1. House of Representatives.

---

HR ¹ British  

abbreviation

1. House of Representatives

2. human resources

3. human rights

4. Croatia (international car registration)

---

hr ² British  

abbreviation

1. hour

2. Baseball home run

---

hr ³ British  

abbreviation

1. Croatia

---

Etymology

Origin of HR

(for sense 4) from Croatian Hrvatska

Example Sentences

I’d been working alone for years and somehow assembled a group of colleagues who had absolutely no HR department and even fewer boundaries.

From Slate • Apr. 12, 2026

During the trial, MI5's former head of HR agreed that Joseph's mental fragility was concerning because of the work the agency does, adding it was "more so if the person does not have appropriate support".

From BBC • Mar. 20, 2026

At the moment, AI agents are best suited to “low-risk” areas like software development, customer support, enterprise operations, HR and payroll, Krishna said.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 17, 2026

He has introduced HR 7378, which proposes splitting the difference by permanently sliding the clock forward a half hour and stopping the twice-annual time change.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 7, 2026

“Do they even have HR at Whisked Away?” she wondered.

From "Far from the Tree" by Robin Benway