Abbreviations | |||
@ | at | Jr | junior |
a/c | account | K | thousand |
AGM | annual general meeting | lb | pound (weight) |
a.m. | ante meridiem (before noon) | £ | pound (money) |
a/o | account of (on behalf of) | Ltd | limited company |
AOB | any other business | mo. | month |
ASAP | as soon as possible | N/A | not applicable |
attn | for the attention of | NB | Nota Bene (it is important to note) |
approx. | approximately | no. | number |
cc | copy to | PA | personal assistant |
CEO | chief executive officer | p.a. | per annum (per year) |
c/o | care of (on letters : at the address of) | Plc | puiblic limited company |
Co | company | pls | please |
cm | centimetre | p.m. | post meridiem (after noon) |
COD | cash on delivery | p.p. | per pro (used before signing in a person's absence) |
dept | department | PR | public relations |
e.g. | exempli gratia (for example) | p.s. | post scriptum |
EGM | extraordinary general meeting | pto | please turn over |
ETA | estimated time of arrival | p.w. | per week |
etc | et caetera (and so on) | qty | quantity |
GDP | gross domestic product | R & D | research and development |
GNP | gross national product | re | with reference to |
GMT | Greenwich mean time (time in London) | ROI | return on investment |
i.e. | id est (that is) | RSVP | repondez s'il vous plait (please reply) |
Inc | incorporated | s.a.e. | stamped addressed envelope |
IOU | I owe you | VAT | value added tax |
IPO | initial public offer | VIP | very important person |