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Monday, January 28, 2013

Business Abbreviation

      @           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 (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
       COD          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)
       i.e.          id est (meaning : 'that is')
       Inc          incorporated
       IOU          I owe you
       IPO          initial public offer
       Jr          junior
       K          thousand
       lb          pound (weight)
       £          pound (money)
       Ltd          limited company
       mo.          month
       N/A          not applicable
       NB          Nota Bene (it is important to note)
       no.          number
       PA          personal assistant
       p.a.          per annum  (per year)
       Plc          public limited company
       pls          please
       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
       VAT          value added tax
       VIP          very important person


3M - Minnesota Mining and Manufacturing
3PL - Third Party Logistics
A&W - Allen & Wright (Roy Allen and Frank Wright combined their initials to name A&W Root Beer in 1922)
AA - Author Alteration (a publishing term)
AAA - American Automobile Association
ADP - Automatic Data Processing
AIG - American International Group
AMD - Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. (producer of computer chips)
AMF - American Machine & Foundry (bowling lane operators and former owners of Harley Davidson motorcycles)
AOL - America Online
AT&T - American Telephone and Telegraph
AX - Armani Exchange
B&N - Barnes & Noble
B2B - Business to Business
B2C - Business to Consumer
BBB - Better Business Bureau
BHAG - Big, Hairy Audacious Goal
BOI - Business Object Interface
CEO - Chief Executive Officer
CFO - Chief Financial Officer
CK - Calvin Klein
COB - Close Of Business
COGS - Cost of Goods Sold
COLA - Cost of Living Adjustment
COO - Chief Operating Officer
CPK - California Pizza Kitchen
CRM - Client Relationship Management
CSP - Certified Speaking Professional
CTO - Chief Technology Officer
DBA - Doing Business As
DHL - Dalsey, Hillblom and Lynn (founders of DHL Worldwide Express)
DK - Dorling Kindersley
DKNY - Donna Karan New York
DSO - Days Sales Outstanding
DSW - Discount Shoe Warehouse
EA - Electronic Arts
EBX - Electronics Boutique X
EMS - Eastern Mountain Sports
FANNIE MAE - Federal National Mortgage Association (a privately owned corporation)
FLP - Family Limited Partnership
FSB - Fortune Small Business
FT - Full Time
FTE - Full Time Equivalent
FUBU - For Us, By Us
GE - General Electric
GEICO - Government Employees Insurance Company
GM - General Motors or General Mills
GNC - General Nutrition Centers
HP - Hewlett Packard
IBC - Independent Breweries Company (original manufacturer of IBC Root Beer)
IBD - Investors Business Daily
IBM - International Business Machines Corporation
ILM - Industrial Light and Magic
IMR - Information Management Research
ING - Internationale Nederlanden Group (a financial company)
IREA - Intermountain Rural Electric Association
JC Penney's - James Cash Penney
JOA - Joint Operating Agreement (example: the relationship between The Denver Post and The Rocky Mountain News)
JVC - Japan's Victor Company
KB - Kaybee Toys OR Kaufmann Broad (home builder)
KFC - Kentucy Fried Chicken
KPI - Key Performance Indicator
KPMG - Klynveld Peat Marwick Goerdeler (accounting firm)
LLC - Limited Liability Company
LLP - Limited Liability Partnership
MCI - Microwave Communications Incorporated
MOH - Message/Music On Hold
MSI - Multiple Streams of Income
MSN - Microsoft Network
MSRP - Manufacturer's Suggested Retail Price
MVI - Mini Vacations Incorporated
NBB - New Belgium Brewery
NCOA - National Change of Address (List)
NDA - Non-Disclosure Agreement
NIB - New In the Box
NSA - National Safety Associates
OPM - Other People's Money
OPR - Other People's Resources
OPT - Other People's Time
P&G - Proctor and Gamble
PBGC - The Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation
PE - Printer Error (a publishing term)
PL - Profit and Loss
PO - Purchase Order
POP - Point of Purchase
PT - Part Time
QA - Quality Assurance
QAI - Quality Assurance International
QC - Quality Control
QSC - Quality, Service, Cleanliness (Ray Kroc's motto for McDonald's)
REI - Recreational Equipment, Inc
RFP - Request for Proposal
SBC - Southwestern Bell Corporation
SBI - Site Build It! (software for building web sites)
SFI - Six-Figure Income
SKU - Stock Keeping Unit
SM - Service Mark
SOHO - Small Office, Home Office
SOS - Switched On Schoolhouse
SYSTEM - Save YourSelf Time, Engergy, and Money (as reported by www.just15minutes.com)
TCBY - The Country's Best Yogurt (originally This Can't Be Yogurt)
TM - Trademark
TSR - Tactical Studies Rules (company that produces Dungeons & Dragons)
UMB - United Missouri Bank
UPS - United Parcel Service
USAA - United Services Automobile Association


    ARPU Average revenue per user
    BRU Business Recovery Unit
    B2B Business to Business
    B2C Business to Consumer
    CAO Chief Accounting Officer
    CAGR Compound annual growth rate
    CAPEX Capital Expenditures
    CDO Collateralized Debt Obligation
    CDS Credit Default Swap
    CEO Chief Executive Officer
    CFA Chartered Financial Analyst
    CFC Consumption of fixed capital
    CFCT Cash Flow Cycle Time
    CFM Certified Financial Manager
    CFO Chief Financial Officer
    CFS Consolidated Financial Statement
    CIA Certified Internal Auditor
    CIF Cost Insurance With Freight
    CIMA Chartered Institute of Management Accountants
    CISA Certified Information Systems Auditor
    CMA Certified Management Accountant
    CMO Chief Marketing Officer
    COB Close of Business
    COGS Cost of Goods Sold
    COO Chief Operating Officer
    CPA Certified Public Accountant
    CPP Certified Payroll Professional
    CSO Chief Security Officer
    CRM Customer Relationship Management
    CVP Cost Volume Profit
    CTO Chief Technology Officer
    C&F Cost With Freight
    EBIT Earnings before interest and taxes
    EBITDA Earnings before Interest, Taxes, Depreciation, and Amortization
    EDI Electronic Data Interchange
    EFTPOS Electronic Funds Transfer at Point of Sale
    EPS Earnings per share
    EXP Export
    FOB Freight On Board
    FIFO First In, First Out
    FL Financial leverage
    FP&A Financial Planning & Analysis
    GAAP Generally Accepted Accounting Principles
    GAAS Generally Accepted Audit Standards
    GFCF Gross fixed capital formation
    GRN Goods Receipt Note
    GP Gross Profit
    HR Human Resources
    ICB Industry Classification Benchmark
    ICRM Innovative Customer Relationship Management
    IE Interest expense
    IMP Import
    IPO Initial Public Offering
    L/C Letter of credit
    LIBOR London Interbank Offered Rate
    LIFO Last In, First Out
    LLC Limited Liability Company
    MTD Month-to-Date
    NAV Net Asset Value
    NCND Non-Circumvent and Non-Disclosure
    NDA Non-Disclosure Agreement
    NOA Net Operating Assets
    NOPAT Net Operating Profit After Tax
    NPV Net Present Value
    OPEX Operational Expenditures
    PMAC Period Moving Average Cost
    PO Profit Objective
    PO Purchase Order
    PP&E Property, plant, and equipment
    P&L Profit and Loss
    P/E Price-to-earnings ratio
    QTD Quarter-to-Date
    RE Retained Earnings
    ROA Return on assets
    ROCE Return On Capital Employed
    ROE Return on Equity
    ROI Return on Investment
    ROIC Return on Invested Capital
    RONA Return on net assets
    ROS Return on Sales
    RR Resource rent
    R&D Research and Development
    St Sales (during time period t)
    SCM Supply Chain Management
    SG&A Sales, General, and Administrative expenses
    SIR Stores Issuance Requisition
    SIOP Sales Inventory and Operations Plan
    SIV Structured Investment Vehicle
    SOHO Small Office/Home Office
    SOX Sarbanes-Oxley
    TCO Total Cost of Ownership
    TSR Total Shareholder Return
    WACC Weighted average cost of capital
    WC Working capital
    YTD Year-to-date
    YOY Year-Over-Year



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