R and D
(also R & D) noun [U]Definition
› PRODUCTION abbreviation for research and development: the part of an organization that works to improve its products and develop new ones, or the activity of doing this: The mobile communications group realizes it needs to invest more in R & D to keep up with the market leaders. His department is R and D.
(Definition of R and D noun from the Cambridge Business English Dictionary
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