ADR
noun
ukus[C]FINANCE,STOCK MARKET
abbreviationforAmerican Depositary Receipt: adocumentused in USfinancialmarketsforbuyingsharesinforeigncompanies. ADRs havepricesin USdollars,paydividendsin USdollars, and areboughtandsoldin the same way assharesin UScompanies:
The ADRprogramwillbroadentheexistingmarketfor the firm'sstock, which inturncoulddriveup theprice.
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EDR
[U]MANAGEMENT,HRUS
abbreviationforalternativedisputeresolution: a set ofactionsthat are used byorganizationstotrytosolvedisagreementswithout using acourtoflaw, forexamplearbitrationandconciliation:
In-house ADRprogramscanhelpemployersavoidunnecessarylawsuits.