"HR" meaning in English

See HR in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

IPA: /eɪt͡ʃ ɑː(ɹ)/ [UK], /heɪtʃ ɔɹ/ [Ireland], /eɪt͡ʃ ɑɹ/ [Canada, US]
Head templates: {{en-prop}} HR
  1. Abbreviation of Haryana: a state of India. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of Alternative form of: Haryana (extra: a state of India) Categories (place): Places in India

Noun

IPA: /eɪt͡ʃ ɑː(ɹ)/ [UK], /heɪtʃ ɔɹ/ [Ireland], /eɪt͡ʃ ɑɹ/ [Canada, US] Forms: HRs [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} HR (countable and uncountable, plural HRs)
  1. Initialism of human resources. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable Alternative form of: human resources
    Sense id: en-HR-en-noun-sdqJ0W4Z Categories (other): Human resources Disambiguation of Human resources: 1 86 2 2 1 2 2 3
  2. (baseball) Initialism of home runs (in statistics). Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable Alternative form of: home runs (extra: in statistics)
    Sense id: en-HR-en-noun-iAnUrIfc Categories (other): Baseball, English entries with incorrect language header, English words spelled without vowels, Pages with 5 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 9 1 20 22 5 1 23 20 Disambiguation of English words spelled without vowels: 6 5 19 20 7 4 20 19 Disambiguation of Pages with 5 entries: 8 3 19 21 4 2 21 22 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 9 1 19 22 4 1 22 22 Topics: ball-games, baseball, games, hobbies, lifestyle, sports
  3. (genetics) Initialism of homologous recombination. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable Alternative form of: homologous recombination
    Sense id: en-HR-en-noun-b5A5jRc1 Categories (other): Genetics, English entries with incorrect language header, English words spelled without vowels, Pages with 5 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 9 1 20 22 5 1 23 20 Disambiguation of English words spelled without vowels: 6 5 19 20 7 4 20 19 Disambiguation of Pages with 5 entries: 8 3 19 21 4 2 21 22 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 9 1 19 22 4 1 22 22 Topics: biology, genetics, medicine, natural-sciences, sciences
  4. (philately) Initialism of hinge remnant. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable Alternative form of: hinge remnant
    Sense id: en-HR-en-noun-zktkF8P9 Categories (other): Philately Topics: hobbies, lifestyle, philately
  5. (law, politics) Initialism of house resolution. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable Alternative form of: house resolution Related terms (house resolution): AB, AR, HB, SB, SR
    Sense id: en-HR-en-noun-Wvd2WxYE Categories (other): Law, Politics Topics: government, law, politics Disambiguation of 'house resolution': 0 0 0 0 100 0 0
  6. (occupational health) Initialism of hazard ratio. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable Alternative form of: hazard ratio
    Sense id: en-HR-en-noun-3UirKuFv Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English words spelled without vowels, Pages with 5 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 9 1 20 22 5 1 23 20 Disambiguation of English words spelled without vowels: 6 5 19 20 7 4 20 19 Disambiguation of Pages with 5 entries: 8 3 19 21 4 2 21 22 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 9 1 19 22 4 1 22 22
  7. Initialism of heart rate. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable Alternative form of: heart rate
    Sense id: en-HR-en-noun-LAPugST6 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English words spelled without vowels, Pages with 5 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 9 1 20 22 5 1 23 20 Disambiguation of English words spelled without vowels: 6 5 19 20 7 4 20 19 Disambiguation of Pages with 5 entries: 8 3 19 21 4 2 21 22 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 9 1 19 22 4 1 22 22

Inflected forms

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      "ipa": "/eɪt͡ʃ ɑː(ɹ)/",
      "tags": [
        "UK"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/heɪtʃ ɔɹ/",
      "tags": [
        "Ireland"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/eɪt͡ʃ ɑɹ/",
      "tags": [
        "Canada",
        "US"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "HR"
}

{
  "categories": [
    "English countable nouns",
    "English entries with incorrect language header",
    "English lemmas",
    "English nouns",
    "English proper nouns",
    "English uncountable nouns",
    "English words spelled without vowels",
    "Pages with 5 entries",
    "Pages with entries",
    "en:Human resources"
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {},
      "expansion": "HR",
      "name": "en-prop"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "name",
  "senses": [
    {
      "alt_of": [
        {
          "extra": "a state of India",
          "word": "Haryana"
        }
      ],
      "categories": [
        "English abbreviations",
        "en:Abbreviations of states and union territories of India",
        "en:Haryana, India",
        "en:Places in India",
        "en:States and union territories of India"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Abbreviation of Haryana: a state of India."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "Haryana",
          "Haryana#English"
        ],
        [
          "state",
          "state"
        ],
        [
          "India",
          "India#English"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "abbreviation",
        "alt-of"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/eɪt͡ʃ ɑː(ɹ)/",
      "tags": [
        "UK"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/heɪtʃ ɔɹ/",
      "tags": [
        "Ireland"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/eɪt͡ʃ ɑɹ/",
      "tags": [
        "Canada",
        "US"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "HR"
}

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