Business

Essentials
Abbreviations
and
Acronyms
Types of People
George Sr.
Used for person
born first.
George Jr.
Used for person
born second.
Capt. John
Used for
captain
Mr. Larder
used for a man
Ms. Babbitt
used for a
woman
Dr. Green
used for a
doctor or
doctorate
degree
Mrs. Perez
used for a
married woman
Days of the
Week
Sun.
for Sunday
Mon.
for Monday
Tues.
for Tuesday
Wed.
for Wednesday
Thurs.
for Thursday
Fri.
for Friday
Sat.
for Saturday
Months of the
Year
Jan.
for January
Feb.
for February
Mar.
for March
Apr.
for April
There is no
abbreviation for
May.
There is no
abbreviation for
June.
There is no
abbreviation for
July.
Aug.
for August
Sept.
for September
Oct.
for October
Nov.
for November
Dec.
for December
Addresses
and
Places
Hoyt Rd.
for Hoyt Road
Fremont St.
for Fremont Street
Stonegate Dr.
for Stonegate
Drive
Tenth Ave.
for Tenth Avenue
Bluebird Cr.
for Bluebird Cross
road.
U. S.
for United States
MORE AND MORE
@ At
a/c Account
AGM Annual general meeting
a. m Ante meridiem (before noon)
a/o Account of (on behalf of)
AOB Any other business
ASAP As soon as possible
ATM Automated teller machine
Attn. For the attention of
Approx. Approximately
MORE AND MORE
Cc Copy to
CEO Chief executive manager
C/o Care of (at the address of)
Co Company
Cm Centimeter
COD Cash
Dept Department
E.g. Exempli gratia (for example)
EGM Extraordinary general meeting
ETA Estimated time of arrival
MORE AND MORE
DOA Dead on arrival (item not working)
GDP Gross domestic product
GNP Gross national product
GMT Greenwich mean time (time in
London)
i.e. Id est (that is)
Inc Incorporated
IOU I owe you
IPO Initial public offer
K Thousand
Now lets
practice!
Beany lives next
door to Doctor
Lao.
Beany lives next
door to Dr. Lao.
Do you know
Mister Ramirez?
Do you know
Mr. Ramirez?
His birthday is
March 18.
His birthday is
Mar. 18.
We visited him
last Sunday.
We visited him
last Sun.
He lives on
Mulberry Street.
He lives on
Mulberry St.
My pen pal wants
to visit the United
States.
My pen pal wants
to visit the U. S.