Common Abbreviations and Acronyms = Frequenti abbreviazioni e acronimi
Abbreviazioni/acronimi |
Significato |
Traslazione |
@ |
at |
|
a/c |
account |
|
AGM |
annual general meeting |
|
a.m. |
ante meridiem (before noon) |
|
AOB |
any other business |
|
ASAP |
as soon as possible |
|
ATM |
automated teller machine (cash dispenser) |
|
attn |
for the attention of |
|
approx. |
approximately |
|
cc |
copy to |
|
CEO |
chief executive officer |
|
c/o |
care of (on letters : at the address of) |
|
Co |
company |
|
cm |
centimetre |
|
C.O.D. |
cash on delivery |
|
dept |
department |
|
e.g. |
exempli gratia (for example) |
|
EGM |
extraordinary general meeting |
|
ETA |
estimated time of arrival |
|
etc |
et caetera (and so on) |
|
GDP |
gross domestic product |
|
GNP |
gross national product |
|
GMT |
Greenwich mean time (time in London) |
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i.e. |
id est (meaning : ‘that is’) |
|
IOU |
I owe you |
|
Jr |
junior |
|
lb |
pound (weight) |
|
£ |
pound (money) |
|
Ltd |
limited company |
|
mo. |
month |
|
mth |
month |
|
NB |
NOTA Bene (it is important to note) |
|
no. |
number |
|
PA |
personal assistant |
|
p.a. |
per annum (per year) |
|
pd. |
paid |
|
Plc |
public limited company |
|
pls |
please |
|
pls cfm |
please confirm |
|
p.m. |
post meridiem (after noon) |
|
p.p. |
per pro (used before signing in a person’s absence) |
|
PR |
public relations |
|
p.s. |
post scriptum |
|
pto |
please turn over |
|
p.w. |
per week |
|
qty |
quantity |
|
R &D |
research and development |
|
re |
with reference to |
|
ROI |
return on investment |
|
RSVP |
repondez s’il vous plait (please reply) |
|
s.a.e. |
stamped addressed envelope |
|
thx |
thanks |
|
VAT |
value added tax |
|
VIP |
very important person |
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