EPR en · NOUN · etymology 1
Etymology
Abbreviation
Meanings
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(abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable) Initialism of engine pressure ratio (the ratio of pressure between exhaust and inlet of a jet engine).
alt of engine pressure ratio
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(abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable) Initialism of expected profit rate.
alt of expected profit rate
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(abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, qualifier:nuclear energy, uncountable) Initialism of European Pressurised Reactor, a type of nuclear reactor, later also an initialism of Evolutionary Power Reactor.
alt of European Pressurised Reactor
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(abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable) Initialism of electronic patient record.
alt of electronic patient record
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(abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, qualifier:environment, uncountable) Initialism of extended producer responsibility.
From California to the EU, legislators are moving ahead with a concept known as extended producer responsibility (EPR), which aims to hold brands accountable for what happens to the products they put out into the world.
2025 May 31, Rachel Cernansky, “Solving fashion’s waste problem”, in FT Weekend (Life & Arts section), London: The Financial Times Ltd., →ISSN, →OCLC, page 4:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
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| E.P.R. | alternative | lexicographic | |
| EPRs | Number=Plur | lexicographic | |
| E. P. R. | alternative | lexicographic |