Common abbreviations used in business

Job titles

Business terms

CEO

Chief Executive Officer

AGM

Annual General Meeting

CFO

Chief Financial Officer

B2B

Business to Business

CIO

Chief Information Officer

B2C

Business to Consumer

COO

Chief Operating Officer

CIF

Cost, Insurance, Freight

MP

member of Parliament

FOB

Freight on Board

FY

Fiscal Year

Organisations

GDP

Gross Domestic Product

EMU

European Monetary Union

HR

Human Resources

EU

European Union

IPO

Initial Public Offering

IMF

International Monetary Fund

M&A

Mergers and Acquisitions

IRS

Inland Revenue Service

MBA

Master of BusinessAdministration

TUC

Trades Union Congress

MBO

Management Buy Out

UN

United Nations

P&L

Profit and Loss

WTO

world Trade Organisation

PLC

Public Limited Company

R&D

Research and Development

Countries

ROI

Return of Investment

UAE

United Arab Emirates

SWOT

Strengths, Weakness, Opportunities, Threats

UK

United Kingdom

TQM

Total Quality Management

USA

United States of America

USP

Unique Selling Proposition

VAT

Value Added Tax

Companies

BA

British Airways

Measurements

BMW

Bayerische Motoren Werke

ETA

Estimated Time of Arrival

IBM

International Business Machines

GMT

Greenwich Mean Time

kg

kilogramm

Technology

kph

kilometres per hour

CAD

Computer Assisted Design

lb

pound (weight)

CAM

Computer Assisted Manufacturing

FAQ

Frequently Asked Questions

General

HTML

HyperText Markup Language

AOB

Any Other Business

PDF

Portable Document Format

ASAP

As Soon As Possible

RAM

Random Access Memory

ID

Identity

ROM

Read Only Memory

i.e.

id est (= that is)

WWW

World Wide Web

PIN

Personal Identification Number