P.R.

¹

abbreviation for

1. Roman people.

P.R.

²

abbreviation for

1. parliamentary report.
2. press release.
3. prize ring.
4. proportional representation.
5. public relations. Also p.r.
6. Puerto Rico.

Pr

³

Symbol, Chemistry.

1. praseodymium.

PR

⁴

abbreviation for

1. payroll.
2. percentile rank.
3. public relations.
4. personal record.
5. Slang: Often Disparaging and Offensive. Puerto Rican.
6. Puerto Rico (approved especially for use with zip code).

pr.

⁵

abbreviation for

1. pair; pairs.
2. paper.
3. power.
4. preference.
5. (of stock) preferred.
6. present.
7. price.
8. priest.
9. Computers. printer.
10. printing.
11. pronoun.

Pr.

⁶

abbreviation for

1. (of stock) preferred.
2. Priest.
3. Prince.
4. Provençal. Also Pr

PR

¹

abbreviation for

1. proportional representation
2. public relations
3. Puerto Rico

Pr

²

the chemical symbol for

1. praseodymium

pr

³

abbreviation for

1. prs pair
2. paper
3. (in prescriptions) per rectum
4. power

pr

⁴

the internet domain name for

1. Puerto Rico

Pr.

⁵

abbreviation for

1. Priest
2. Prince

Word History and Origins

Origin of P.R.¹

From Latin populus Rōmānus

Word History and Origins

Origin of P.R.¹

(sense 3) Latin: through the rectum; to be inserted into the anus

Example Sentences

Sometimes, there are half-baked attempts to claim they want men to control themselves, but that's more a P.R. move than a sincere effort.

From Salon

“If this motion passes,” Mandel added, “not only will we lose many Jewish and Israel-supporting members, but the negative P.R. that will result will be tremendous,” including potential harm to candidates that the union is endorsing for the Board of Education.

From Los Angeles Times

“An English publisher simply doesn’t have a P.R. strategy in France or Germany or the Netherlands,” Schumacher-Gebler said.

From New York Times

Still, prominent cancellations of high-priced shows is another possible P.R. headache for Live Nation, the owner of Ticketmaster, which last month was sued by the Justice Department over accusations that it operates an illegal monopoly that stifles competition and results in high prices and fees.

From New York Times

Will Scharf, who is hired as a Trump attorney but who mostly seems to spend his time doing P.R. for his client on cable news, even tried to seed the laughable idea that Trump might testify.

From Salon

Related Words

• attention
• clout
• commercial
• distribution
• fame
• hoopla
• hype
• noise
• notoriety
• propaganda