(abbreviation for “doctor”) a trained and qualified person whose job is treating people who are ill.
My dr gave me a checkup.
Call the dr if you have a fever.
✦ Shortened from “doctor,” from Latin “doctor” meaning “teacher,” originally referring to someone learned enough to teach medicine.
(abbreviation for “drive”) a private road that leads from a public road to a house or building.
Turn right on Elm Dr.
Our house is at 15 Oak Dr.
✦ Short for “drive,” referring to a road one can drive on.
(abbreviation for “debit”) a written note in an account showing money owed or taken out.
Dr $100 for supplies.
The dr column shows expenses.
✦ From “debit,” ultimately from Latin “debēre” meaning “to owe.”
