ARR
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arr¹
Where it comes from
By abbreviation.
noun arr.
- Abbreviation of arrival.arrival
- Abbreviation of arrangement.arrangement
noun arrs · arr.
- Abbreviation of arrondissement.arrondissement
arr²
- /ɑː(ɹ)/ UK
- /ɑɹː/ US
- [ɑ̝̹ɹ̝ː] US
- [ɑ̝̹ɹ̻̝ː] US
Rhymes with -ɑː(ɹ)
Where it comes from
Possibly from aye.
The pirate-imitation form was derived from the West Country dialect after its use by West Country-born actor Robert Newton (1905–1956) in the films Treasure Island (1950) and Blackbeard the Pirate (1952)—and the former’s spin-off media—in which he played, respectively, the fictional pirate Long John Silver and the historical pirate Edward “Blackbeard” Teach (c. 1680 – 1718; also a West Country native).
interjection ar
- Yes.
- Used stereotypically in imitation of pirates. Arr, matey! Tis a dangerous life, the sea – full of giant beasts, raging storms and wayward ships bobbing around like steel icebergs.
verb arrs · arring · arred · ar
- To say “arr” like a pirate. How do you know someone's a pirate? Because they arr.
arr³
noun arrs
- Alternative form of ar; the name of the Latin script letter R/r.ar Why against printers all this noise? This summoning of blackguard boys? Why so sagacious in your guesses? Your effs, and tees, and arrs, and eſſes? Take my advice; to make you safe, I know a shorter way be half.
ARR⁴
noun ARRs
- Initialism of annual recurring revenue.annual recurring revenue Every quarter, subscription businesses look at how much their ARR has grown, using the following formula: […]
- Initialism of accounting rate of return.accounting rate of return
