100 Business Acronyms That Will help you Improve your

business communication.

Slang to be as cool as your younger colleagues

These are used in business communication, especially when the speakers already know
each other well.

• BTW: By The Way

• TBH: To Be Honest
• NBD: No Big Deal
• Def: Definitely
• BC: Because
• OMY: On My Way
• LMK: Let Me Know
• BRB: Be Right Back
• FYI: For Your Information
• IMO: In My Opinion
• ICYMI: In Case You Missed It
• AKA: Also Known As
• ATM: At The Moment
• ASAP: As Soon As Possible
• TYT: Take Your Time
• GTMTA: Great Minds Think Alike
• ATEOTD: At The End Of The Day
• AYW: As You Want/Wish
• IAC: In Any Case
• TL;DR: Too Long, Didn’t Read
Official acronyms you’ll see at work
In this section you have the acronyms that are not that informal, and it is OK to use them in your
emails, even when you don’t know the other person that well.

• EOM: End Of Message

• EOW: End Of Week
• EOT: End Of Thread
• COB: Close Of Business (Also EOD: End Of Day)
• OOO: Out Of Office
• RSVP: Please Respond
• N/A: Not Applicable
• TBD: To Be Decided
• AWOL: Absent Without Leave
• ETA: Estimated Time Of Arrival
• PTO: Paid Time Off
• PTE: Part-Time Employee
• NWR: Not Work Related
• Re: Referring to

Who are these people and what are these departments?

Don’t get lost if you are new in the office. Get to know your people and your departments.

• CEO: Chief Executive Officer

• CFO: Chief Financial Officer
• COO: Chief Operating Officer
• CTO: Chief Technology Officer
• VP: Vice President
• HR: Human Resources
• HRM: Human Resources Manager
• QC: Quality Control
• R&D: Research & Development
• BD: Business Development
• CSR: Corporate Social Responsibility
• PR: Public Relations
• PA: Personal Assistant
• HQ: Headquarters
Financial acronyms
Use these acronyms when you talk about money.

• ACCT: Account
• AP: Accounts Payable
• AR: Accounts Receivable
• BS: Balance Sheet
• CPU: Cost Per Unit
• CR: Credit
• DR: Debit
• EPS: Earnings Per Share
• FIFO: First In, First Out
• ROA: Return On Assets
• ROI: Return On Investment
• P&L: Profit and Loss

Marketing & Sales acronyms

Use these acronyms in the world of social media, marketing and sales.

• B2B; Business to Business

• B2C: Business to Consumer
• BR: Bounce Rate
• CMS: Content Management System
• CTA: Call To Action
• CTR: Click Through Rate
• CR: Conversion Rate
• LTV: Lifetime Value
• CRM: Customer Relationship Management
• ESM: Email Service Provider
• KPI: Key Performance Indicator
• PPC: Pay Per Click
• PV: Page View
• RT: Retweet
• SEO: Search Engine Organization
• SM: Social Media
• SMB: Small to Medium Business
• SWOT: Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities, Threats
• OC: Opportunity Cost
• WOMM: Word Of Mouth Marketing
Technical abbreviations
Make sure you know what your IT colleagues are talking about when they mention these
acronyms.

• API: Application Program Interface

• CSS: Cascading Style Sheet
• FTP: File Transport Protocol
• HTTP: HyperText Transfer Protocol
• HTTPS: HyperText Transfer Protocol Secure
• IM: Instant Messaging
• IP: Internet Protocol
• ISP: Internet Service Provider
• OS: Operating System
• LAN: Local Area Network
• DNS: Domain Name System
• XML: Extensible Markup Language
• UI: User Interface
• UX: User Interface
• IT: Information Technology
• ASCII: American Standard Code for Information Interchange
• ISO: International Standards Organization
• VPN: Virtual Private Network
• RSS: Rich Site Summary
• AI: Artificial Intelligence