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r&d

Word Rarity Common

Frequency: Zipf frequency 5.10 in modern English

Syllables
r&d
IPA
3
Scrabble Score
2
Letters
1
Syllables
2
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Initialism of research and development, a department within a company (or governmental division) dedicated to that task, or the fiscal category that represents it in fiscal reporting.

Uncountable

noun

Initialism of Receiving and discharge or receiving and dismissal, a department or office through which inmates arrive at and leave a prison.

Uncountable

Usage

Inflected Forms

R&Ds (plural)

Questions

What does r&d mean?
Initialism of research and development, a department within a company (or governmental division) dedicated to that task, or the fiscal category that represents it in fiscal reporting.

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