Abbreviations

Business English

Business English


Madeleine Rein
This flashcard set covers common abbreviations used in business and legal contexts, suitable for university-level students. It focuses on abbreviations like "p.m.", "a.m.", "etc.", "e.g.", "viz.", "i.e.", "rec'd", "P.T.O.", "Inst.", "Sr.", "Jr.", "Esq.", "pp.", "Co.", "Ltd.", "plc", "Bros.", "admin.", "a/c", "c/f", "Cr.", "N.B.", "misc.", "approx.", "asap", "C.O.D.", "I.O.U.", and "do." It benefits professionals and students who need to understand and use these abbreviations in their daily communication and documentation.
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Category
Micro-Economics
Level
University
Created / Updated
31.03.2014 / 04.03.2023

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C.O.D.

cash on delivery

Cr.

 

credit

curt.

current (month)

do.

ditto (the same)

I.O.U.

I owe you

Jr.

Junior

Ltd.

limited

Messrs.

Messieurs = gentlemen

misc.

miscellaneous

N.B.

note well

No. 

number

plc

private limited company

p.m.

afternoon

pp.

on behalf of

PR 

public relations

P.S. 

written after

e.g. 

for example

Esq. 

Esquire (Sir)

etc.

and so on

i.e.

that is

Inst.

this month

P.T.O.

please turn over

recd.

received

Sr.

Senior

Sr.

Senior

v

versus (against)

viz.

about

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