R&D
Americanabbreviation
Example Sentences
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Usually, when the government awarded contractors a deal, it shouldered a lot of other costs for the companies, such as the R&D involved in making the product.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 20, 2026
Under prior law, businesses had to deduct R&D and equipment costs over many years using depreciation schedules that didn’t match their real-world spending.
From MarketWatch • Apr. 7, 2026
The company says it will take the money that would have gone toward Beck’s future wages and bonuses and put it toward R&D projects.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 1, 2026
“I expect a narrative shift and a further R&D boost toward post-quantum cryptography,” Drake wrote.
From Barron's • Apr. 1, 2026
Due to spectacular mismanagement, Commodore did hardly any R&D, allowing the competition to close Amiga's technological lead.
From The Jargon File, Version 4.2.2, 20 Aug 2000 by Steele, Guy L.
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