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Hello dears friends


You may often come across abbreviations, 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

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i hope you like it @!^

take care

and have fun

yours
REEM