SCR

¹ American

Electronics.

silicon-controlled rectifier.

scr. ² American

abbreviation

scruple.

SCR ¹ British

abbreviation

(in British universities) senior common room
silicon controlled rectifier

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scr. ² British

abbreviation

scruple (unit of weight)

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The additional money coming into the club allows it to spend more under the SCR regime.

From BBC ● Jul. 2, 2026

"With having a bigger stadium, hoping to either expand the stadium or move, they see the longer-term benefits of SCR."

From BBC ● Mar. 23, 2026

Uefa's SCR spending limit is 70%, which all clubs in the Champions League, Europa League and Conference League must adhere to.

From BBC ● Mar. 10, 2026

But once the SCR rules are applied no club's spending limit would reach £600m.

From BBC ● Nov. 21, 2025

At nine-thirty in the morning twelve student radar operators and three instructors were tracking nine jets on an SCR 584 radar set when two UFO targets appeared on the scope.

From The Report on Unidentified Flying Objects by Ruppelt, Edward J.

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