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

She is a part-time HR administrator and Paul is a manager at Network Rail.

From BBC

Carlos Saladrigas, president of the human resources company Regis HR Group and the think tank Cuba Study Group, viewed the move as a step in the right direction, but said that Cuban authorities needed to resolve many unanswered questions to attract investment.

From Barron's

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

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

"In 2025, aged 38, I had hysterectomy surgery. The day before my surgery, a meeting was called with my managers and HR and even though I was a 'hard working, conscientious and valuable member of the team', I was dismissed, due to ill health."

From BBC