Dr

Language: en

🇺🇸 /ˈdraɪv/

📖 Definitions

  1. noun
    Abbreviation for Doctor; a title used before the name of a person who has earned a doctoral degree or is a medical practitioner.; Abbreviation for Drive; used in street addresses.; (Accounting) Abbreviation for Debit; an entry recording an amount owed.

🔗 Details

Word forms

Collocations

Dr. SmithDr. Jones

Commonly confused

Dr
EN: 'Dr' (without period) is the British English convention; 'Dr.' (with period) is the American English convention for the abbreviation of 'doctor'.
Dr.
EN: 'Dr.' is the American-style abbreviation for 'doctor'; 'dr' without capitalization or punctuation is non-standard.

Spelling tips

EN: 'Dr' is an abbreviation, not a full word. In British English it is written without a period (Dr); in American English it typically takes a period (Dr.). It should always be capitalized when used as a title.

💬 Examples

  1. Dr. Smith will see you now.

  2. He lives on Maple Dr.

  3. The account shows a Dr balance of $500.