| A | B |
|---|
| AGM | Annual General Meeting |
| a.k.a. | also known as |
| a.m. | ante meridiem |
| AOB | any other business |
| cc | carbon copy |
| CEO | chief executive officer |
| c.f. | compare(d), with |
| c.i.f. | cost, insurance, freight contract |
| c.o.d. | cash on delivery |
| EC | European Communities |
| e.g. | exempli gratia |
| enc | enclosed |
| etc | et cetera |
| EU | European Union |
| FBI | Federal Bureau of Investigation |
| f.o.b. | free on board contract |
| GATT | General Agreement on Trade and Tariffs |
| GBH | grievous bodily harm |
| GM | genetically modified |
| Gmbh | German business vehicle equivalent ot the common law limited company (Ltd.) |
| GMT | Greenwich mean time |
| GNP | gross national product |
| HR | Human Resources |
| Ibid | Ibidem ('in the same source') |
| ID | identification |
| i.e. | id est ('that is to say') |
| Inc | incorporated (USA) |
| IOU | I owe you |
| IPO | (USA) Initial Public Offerein (of shares of a company) |
| IT | Information Technology |
| Ltd | limited company (UK) |
| MEP | member of the European Parliament |
| NAFTA | North American Free Trade Agreement |
| NATO | North Atlantci Treaty Organisation |
| NB | nota bene ('note well') |
| p.a. | per annum |
| PA | personal assistant |
| PC | (1)personal computer; (2)politically correct: (3)police constable |
| p.c. | per cent |
| plc | public limited company (UK) |
| p.m. | post meridiem (afternoon) |
| p.p. | per procurationem (used when signing a letter on someone else's behalf) |
| PO | post office |
| PPS | post postscript |
| PR | public relations |
| PS | postscript |
| PTO | please turn over |
| QC | Queen's Counsel |
| QED | quod erat demonstrandum ('thus I prove') |
| TLC | tender loving care |
| UK | United Kingdom |
| UN | United Nations |
| USA | United States of America |
| VAT | value added tax |
| Viz | videlicet ('namely, in other words') |
| vs. | versus, against |
