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settimanale 5abbreviations
Abbreviations
You may often come across , especially in telexes, faxes and business
letters. I've put a few of the more common ones here.
| @ |
at |
| a/c |
account |
| AGM |
annual general meeting |
| AOB |
any other business |
| ASAP |
as soon as possible |
| attn |
for the attention of |
| approx. |
approximately |
| cc |
copies to |
| CEO |
Chief Executive Officer |
| c/o |
care of |
| COD |
cash on delivery |
| dept |
department |
| EGM |
extraordinary general meeting |
| ETA |
estimated time of arrival |
| GDP |
gross domestic product |
| GNP |
gross national product |
| HP |
hire purchase |
| Inc |
incorporated |
| IOU |
I owe you |
| IPO |
initial public offer |
| Jr |
junior |
| K |
thousand |
| lb |
pound(weight) |
| £ |
pound(money) |
| Ltd |
limited company |
| mo. |
month |
| mth |
month |
| N/A |
not applicable |
| Nb |
pat attention to |
| no. |
number |
| PA |
personal assistant |
| p.a. |
per year |
| pd |
paid |
| plc |
public limited company |
| pls |
please |
| pls cfm |
please confirm |
| PR |
public relations |
| PTO |
please turn over |
| p.w. |
per week |
| qty |
quantity |
| R&D |
research and development |
| re |
with reference to |
| ROI |
return on investment |
| RSVP |
please reply |
| s.a.e. |
stamped addressed envelope |
| VAT |
value added tax |
| VIP |
very important person |
| viz |
namely |
Exercise
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