D defs.my
Entry 1 sense Webster, 1913

R&D

/(är"ăn*dē")/ · IPA
01 n. Research and development; used mostly to refer to the division of a corporation responsible for performing research and developing new prod…
  1. 1.
    Research and development; used mostly to refer to the division of a corporation responsible for performing research and developing new products, or the activitie performed by that division; -- a commonly used abbreviation.
Syn. R and D, research and development.