Abbreviations + Acronyms

number

#

account

a/c

Annual general meeting

AGM

Anonymous

anon.

apartment

apt.

as soon as possible

ASAP

For the attention of + where to use it

attn. (in letters email memos)

approximately

approx.

born

b.

blind copy to

bcc.

circa

c.

century

C.

copy to

cc

Chief executive officer

CEO

compare

cf.

Chief financial officer

CFO

care of + when to use

c/ o (used on a letter to sb staying at another person's house)

Continue (2 opt.)

cont. or contd.

died

d.

Department

dept.

Date of birth

d. o. b.

for example

e. g.

especially

esp.

established

est.

estimated time of arrival

ETA

et cetera (and so on)

etc.

figure

fig.

forwarded (to)

fwd

Human Resources

HR

That is, which means

i. e.

to include

incl.

maximum

max.

minimum

min.

miscellaneous (+ meaning)

misc. (smíšený, různý, rozmanitý)

Message

msg.

not applicable/avalible + usage

n/ a (used on forms when the requested information is not

relevant, also used when products are not available)

it is important to notice (from latin)

N. B.

number (2 way)

no

page, pages

p., pp.

per year, (per annum)

p. a.

please

pls

Public relations

PR

post scriptum (+ only use)

p. s. (Only used in writing)

please turn over (the page)

p. t. o.

quantity

qty.

Research and Development

R&D

regarding, concerning, with reference to

re

please reply

RSVP

to be admitted, to be announced

TBA

versus, against

vs.

and others

et al.