Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

human resources

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.78 in modern English

Syllables
hu-man re-sources
IPA
21
Scrabble Score
14
Letters
3
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The personnel department of an organization, dealing with the recruitment, administration, management and training of employees.

Uncountable

noun

The personnel employed in an organization.

Usage

Inflected Forms

human resource (attributive)

Phrases

human resource management human resources management human capital human development

Frequently Paired Words

human capital human development

Synonyms

HR employees personnel staff workers

Questions

What does human resources mean?
The personnel department of an organization, dealing with the recruitment, administration, management and training of employees.

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