QR
queen's rook.
QR
1 American
qr.
2
American
abbreviation
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qrs
plural
qr.
3
American
abbreviation
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qrs
plural
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quarter.
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quire.
qr.
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British
abbreviation
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quarter
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quarterly
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quire
QR
2
British
abbreviation
QR
3
British
symbol
Etymology
Origin of qr.
< Latin quadrāns, plural quadrantēs
Example Sentences
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A QR code will be placed by the building to direct visitors to an online multimedia page about La Opinión’s history, according to the city officials.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 16, 2026
When Google’s system flags suspicious behavior today, it increasingly turns to what Hemrajani calls “AI-resistant challenges,” like asking visitors to scan a QR code with their phone.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 8, 2026
The contemporary grocery aisle is full of labels, QR codes, lot numbers and assurances of transparency; nevertheless, the person pushing the cart is increasingly asked to perform the work of tracing the food backward herself.
From Salon ● Aug. 27, 2026
Reports of QR code-related scams have gone up by 700% in the past four years, figures by Report Fraud have revealed.
From BBC ● Aug. 23, 2026
I took the bookmark, which had a pretty logo, a Scrollr link, and a QR code.
From "Bye Forever, I Guess" by Jodi Meadows
TINS.—Cake tin, qr. qtn. tin, vegetable and pastry cutters.
From The Healthy Life Cook Book, 2d ed. by Florence Daniel
I do not happen to have found any earlier official statistics of corn sales in Royston market, but for the year ending July, 1839, I find the following— Total Per qr. amount. avge. price.
From Fragments of Two Centuries Glimpses of Country Life when George III. was King by Alfred Kingston
The idea was that if the State would subsidize any large granary company to the extent of 6d. or 5d. per qr., grain now warehoused in foreign lands would be attracted to the British Isles.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 3 "Gordon, Lord George" to "Grasses" by Various
Put the mixture into a greased hot qr. qtn. tin.
From The Healthy Life Cook Book, 2d ed. by Florence Daniel
Beans to 28s. per qr. 19s:10d. after till 40s. 16s:8d. then 12d.
From An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations by Adam Smith
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