Korean slang profile
DR
dr
Depositary receipt
A Roman-letter abbreviation for depositary receipts issued on the basis of deposited underlying shares to facilitate trading in foreign markets.
- Expanded form
- 주식예탁증서주식예탁증서 (depositary receipt)
- Other spellings
- —
- Earliest source found
- Jul 4, 1998
- Documented trend period
- Not verified
This is the earliest source we have verified, not the date the term was coined.
01Examples, with English translations
- Example by Julimmal
옛 금융 기사에서 DR의 한국어 풀이를 찾아 읽었다.
I looked up and read the Korean explanation of DR in an old financial article.
02Documented history
No history documented.
03Origin & word formation
서울신문 in 1998 expands and explains DR as 주식예탁증서. The first user and time have not been verified.
Evidence for the origin explanationMedium
The Korean name and English or abbreviated spelling in the contemporary article were directly compared. The full English form and first naming remain unverified.
04Sources
Original titles and links are preserved. An English translation does not replace the original source.
- 공동이용제·주식예탁증서/용어 해설 (서울신문)Published Jul 4, 1998Original source checked Nov 15, 2026