Unit 3: Vocabulary Building Abbreviations/Acronyms/Contractions

A collection of vocabulary flashcards focusing on common abbreviations, acronyms, and contractions.

RSVP

Please reply

ASAP

As soon as possible

AM/PM

Ante Meridiem/Post Meridiem

LMK

Let me know

BRB

Be right back

DOB

Date of birth

CC/BCC

Carbon copy/blind carbon copy

TBA/TBC

To be announced/To be confirmed

ETA

Estimated time of Arrival

TGIF

Thank God it's Friday

FOMO

Fear of missing out

IMO/IMHO

In my opinion/In my humble opinion

n/a

Not available, not applicable

aka

Also known as

DIY

Do it yourself

cal

Calorie(s)

cm

Centimetre(s)

Corp.

Corporation

dept.

Department

Dr.

Doctor

ed.

Edition

AFK

Away from keyboard

AWOL

Absent without leave

EOBD

End of business day

EOD

End of Day

FAQ

Frequently asked questions

FBI

Federal Bureau of Investigation

FYI

For your information

HR

Human resources

IDK

I don't know

IIRC

If I recall/Remember correctly

ILY

I love you

IRL

In real life

NASA

National Aeronautics and Space Administration

Lol

Laughing out loud

MBA

Masters of Business Administration

MIA

Missing in action

NSFW

Not safe for work

NVM

Never mind

OMG

Oh my God

OMW

On my way

POS

Point of service

POV

Point of view

SWAT

Special weapons and Tactics

TMI

Too much information

TTYL

Talk to you later

TYVM

Thank you very much

BEL

Bharat Electronics Limited

BHEL

Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited

BSNL

Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited

BPO

Business Process Outsourcing

CPS

Cash Based Profit Sharing

CBDT

Central Board for Direct Taxes

CPC

Central Pay Commission

CMD

Chairman-cum-Managing Director

CEO

Chief Executive Officer

CFO

Chief Finance Officer

COO

Chief Operating Officer

CAG

Controller & Auditor General of India

CRS

Compulsory Retirement Scheme

CII

Confederation of Indian Industries

CTC

Cost to the Company

DA

Dearness Allowance

EPS

Employee Pension Scheme

FMCG

Fast Moving Consumer Goods

FDI

Foreign Direct Investment

GAIL

Gas Authority of India Ltd

GDP

Gross Domestic Product

HoD

Head of Department

HAL

Hindustan Aeronautics Limited

HRA

House Rent Allowance

HRD

Human Resource Development

IIM

Indian Institute of Management

IIT

Indian Institute of Technology

IOC

Indian Oil Corporation

IT

Information Technology

ISO

International Standards Organization

LIC

Life Insurance Corporation of India

LPG

Liquefied Petroleum Gas

MOU

Memorandum of Understanding

M&A

Mergers & Acquisitions

MNC

Multinational Company

NEP

New Economic Policy

NRI

Non Resident Indians

OM

Office Memorandum

PMS

Performance Management System

PF

Provident Fund

R&D

Research & Development

VAT

Value Added Tax

VRS

Voluntary Retirement Scheme

SEZ

Special Economic Zone

ISRO

Indian Space Research Organisation

DRDO

Defence Research & Development Organisation

SCUBA

Self-Contained Underwater Breathing Apparatus

CAPTCHA

Completely Automated Public Turing Test to tell Computers and Humans Apart

YOLO

You Only Live Once

IQ

Intelligence Quotient

UNICEF

United Nations Children's Fund (United Nations International Children's Emergency Fund)

HIV

Human Immunodeficiency Virus

SIM

Subscriber Identification Module