Business English Abbreviations

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Business English Abbreviations

A

• @ » at
• a/c » account
• AGM » annual general meeting
• a.m. » ante meridiem, preceding noon
• a/o » account of, representing or in place of
• AOB » any other business
• ASAP » as soon as possible
• ATM » automated teller machine, device for withdrawing cash
• attn » for the attention of
• approx. » approximately

C

• cc » copy to
• CEO » chief executive officer
• c/o » care of, to someone's address
• Co » company
• cm » centimetre
• COD » cash on delivery

D

• dept » department

E

• e.g. » exempli gratia, for instance
• EGM » extraordinary general meeting
• ETA » estimated time of arrival
• etc » et caetera, and so on

G

• GDP » gross domestic product
• GNP » gross national product
• GMT » Greenwich mean time

I

• i.e. » id est, that is
• Inc » incorporated
• IOU » I owe you
• IPO » initial public offer

J

• Jr » junior

K

• K » thousand

L

• lb » pound (weight)
• Ltd » limited company

M

• mo. » month

N

• N/A » not applicable
• NB » Nota Bene, pay close attention to this
• no. » number

P

• PA » personal assistant
• p.a. » per annum, per year
• Plc » public limited company
• pls » please
• p.m. » post meridiem, following noon
• p.p. » per pro, placed before a signature when acting as someone's substitute
• PR » public relations
• p.s. » post scriptum
• pto » please turn over
• p.w. » per week

Q

• qty » quantity

R

• R & D » research and development
• re » with reference to
• ROI » return on investment
• RSVP » repondez s'il vous plait, kindly provide your response

S

• s.a.e. » stamped addressed envelope

V

• VAT » value added tax
• VIP » very important person

£

• £ » pound (money)