Common Abbreviations used in Business Communication
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@ |
At the
rate of |
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a.a.r. |
Against
all risks |
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a/c |
Account
|
|
Advt. |
Advertisement |
|
Amt. |
Amount
|
|
a/s |
Account
sales |
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Bcc |
Blind
copy closed |
|
B/D |
Bank
draft |
|
B/L |
Bill
of Landing |
|
B/N |
Bank
note |
|
B/P |
Bills
Payable |
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B/R |
Bills
Receivable |
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Bros. |
Brothers |
|
B/S |
Bill
of Sale |
|
CFR
or C&F |
Cost
and Freight |
|
caps |
Capital
letters |
|
Cc |
Copy
closed |
|
CIF |
Cost,
Insurance and Freight |
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cm |
Centimeters |
|
C/N |
Credit
note |
|
COD |
Cash
on delivery |
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Curr. |
Current |
|
CV |
Curriculum
Vitae |
|
CWO |
Cash
with order |
|
d/d |
Days
after date |
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Disc. |
Discount
|
|
Dist. |
District |
|
Dept. |
Department
|
|
D/N |
Debit
Note |
|
dr |
Debtor |
|
D/O |
Delivery
Order |
|
Encl. |
Enclosures |
|
ETA |
Estimated
time of arrival |
|
ETD |
Estimated
time of departure |
|
FAQ |
Frequently
asked questions |
|
Fcp |
Foolscap |
|
Fig. |
Figure
|
|
FOB |
Free
on Board |
|
FTP |
File
transfer Protocol |
|
GNP |
Gross
National Product |
|
GPO |
General
Post Office |
|
IOU |
I owe
you |
|
Ital. |
Italics |
|
J/A |
Joint
Account |
|
L/C |
Letter
of Credit |
|
Ltd. |
Limited |
|
NB |
Nota
Bene (Take Careful Notes) |
|
O/D |
Overdraft |
|
PS |
Post
Script, Post Scriptum |
|
PPS |
A second
post script, post post scriptum |
|
PTO |
Please
turn over |
|
RFC |
Request
for comments |
|
RP |
Reply
paid |
|
RSVP |
Repondez
S’il Vous Plait; Reply if you please |
|
SAE |
Stamped
Address Envelope |
|
PA |
Per
Annum |
|
S/O |
Standing
Order |
|
VAT |
Value
added tax |
|
VIZ |
Videlicet
(Namely) |
|
W.P.M. |
Words
per minute |
