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Business English: abbreviations
BUSINESS ENGLISH VOCABULARY
Abbreviations and Acronyms
|
Word
|
Meaning
|
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@
|
at
|
|
a/c
|
account
|
|
AGM
|
annual general meeting
|
|
a.m.
|
ante meridiem (before noon)
|
|
a/o
|
account of (on behalf of)
|
|
AOB
|
any other business
|
|
ASAP
|
as soon as possible
|
|
ATM
|
automated teller machine (cash dispenser)
|
|
attn
|
for the attention of
|
|
approx
|
approximately
|
|
cc
|
copy to
|
|
CEO
|
chief executive officer
|
|
c/o
|
care of (on letters: at the
address of)
|
|
Co
|
company
|
|
cm
|
centimetre
|
|
COD
|
cash on delivery
|
|
dept
|
department
|
|
e.g.
|
exempli gratia (for example)
|
|
EGM
|
extraordinary general meeting
|
|
ETA
|
estimated time of arrival
|
|
etc
|
et caetera (and so on)
|
|
GDP
|
gross domestic product
|
|
GNP
|
gross national product
|
|
GMT
|
Greenwich mean time (time in
London)
|
|
i.e.
|
id est (meaning : 'that is')
|
|
Inc
|
incorporated
|
|
IOU
|
I owe you
|
|
IPO
|
initial public offer
|
|
Jr
|
junior
|
|
K
|
thousand
|
|
lb
|
pound (weight)
|
|
£
|
pound (money/currency)
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