ar

noun (1)

\ ˈär

Definition of ar

(Entry 1 of 7)

: the letter r

abbreviation (1)

Definition of ar (Entry 2 of 7)

arrival; arrive

abbreviation (2)

Definition of Ar (Entry 3 of 7)

Arabic

symbol

Definition of Ar (Entry 4 of 7)

argon

abbreviation (3)

Definition of AR (Entry 5 of 7)

1 accounts receivable

2 acknowledgment of receipt

3 all rail

4 all risks

5 annual return

6 Arkansas

7 army regulation

8 autonomous republic

-ar

adjective suffix

Definition of -ar (Entry 6 of 7)

: of or relating to molecular : being spectacular : resembling oracular

A&R

noun (2)

variants: or less commonly A and R \ ˌā-ən(d)-ˈär

Definition of A&R (Entry 7 of 7)

: the business of finding, marketing, and promoting talented artists for a record label : the business of managing artists and developing their repertoires From his '90s gig as host of MTV's alt-rock show “120 Minutes” to stints in A&R for Columbia Records and deejaying on WRXP …— Chris Erikson, New York Post, 6 Feb. 2012 —often used before another noun Allen was an A&R man for this record company, Minit Records, in those days and he was still recording people like Ernie K-Doe and Irma Thomas.— Aaron Neville, quoted in Billboard, 6 Nov. 2010 In the old days, artists worked in as many venues as they could to get noticed, usually by a manager with connections to an A and R rep who would get them the attention of a record label. — Robin Harvey, Kingston Whig-Standard (Ontario), 22 Aug. 2009 the A&R department of a record label