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

An HR executive caught on the big screen at a Coldplay concert embracing her boss has described how "the harassment has never ended" following the viral moment.

From BBC

"I became a meme, I was the most maligned HR manager in HR history," Ms Cabot told The Times.

From BBC

“I’m the head of HR and he’s the CEO. It’s, like, so cliché and so bad.”

From Los Angeles Times

Yes, the CEO was the HR chief’s “plus-one” that night at the concert.

From Los Angeles Times

Human-resources departments often don’t live up to employees’ expectations because workers want more than a transactional relationship with their HR colleagues, writes Glenn Ruffenach.

From The Wall Street Journal