R&D

A form 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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Meanings

nounR&D (usually uncountable, plural R&Ds)

plural R&Ds

  1. abbreviationinitialismuncountableusuallybusinessInitialism 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.
  2. abbreviationinitialismuncountableusuallyprisonInitialism of Receiving and discharge or receiving and dismissal, a department or office through which inmates arrive at and leave a prison.

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
research and development

Translations

Catalan R+D
  • R+DResearch and Development
Chinese Mandarin 研發 /研发
  • 研發 /研发 (yánfā)Research and Development
Finnish T&K
  • T&KResearch and Development
French R&D
  • R&DResearch and Development
German F&E, F+E
  • F&EResearch and Development
  • F+EResearch and Development
  • FEResearch and Development
  • FuEResearch and Development
Indonesian litbang
  • litbangResearch and Development
Japanese 研究開発, R&D
  • 研究開発 (kenkyū kaihatsu)Research and Development
  • R&D (āru ando dī)Research and Development
Swedish FoU
  • FoUResearch and Development
Turkish AR-GE
  • AR-GEResearch and Development
Cite this entry
APA

R&D. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/R%26D

MLA

“R&D.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/R%26D. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “R&D,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/R%26D.

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