Nnc International Business English    This documcnr may		be photocopied.		
Common abbreviations used in		business		
&Co.	and Company	lb or	lbs	pounds (weight)
@	at {a price of)...	Ltd		Limited
a/c	account	m.		meters (US) / metres (GB)
admin.	administration			or miles
approx.	approximately	MD		managing director
ASAP or asap	as soon as possible	misc.		miscellaneous
attn	for the attention of	N/A		not applicable
b/f	brought forward	No. (US #)		number
c.c.	cubic centimetres	oz.		ounces
c.c. or cc	carbon copy (usually now a	p.a.		per annum (per year)
	photocopy) - or cubic centimetres        p.p.			per pro (on behalf of)
c/f	carried forward	PA		personal assistant
c/o	care of	par, or ^1 or §		paragraph
CEO	chief executive officer	PC		personal computer
Corp.	Corporation	PDQ		pretty damn quick(ly)
cu.	cubic	pic 01	• p.l.c.	Public Limited Company
depc	department	POB		Post Office Box
do	ditto	PS or	P.S.	postscript
doz. or dz.	dozen	Rd		Road
ea.	each	reed		received
eg or e.g.	for example	ret		reference (number)
enc. or encl.	enclosures	Sq.		Square
etc.	et cetera / and so on	sq.		square (metres, feet, etc.)
ft	foot/feet	St		Street or Saint
ie or i.e.	that is / in other words	yd or	yds	yards
in. or ins.	inches	®		registered trademark
Inc.	Incorporated	©		copyright
incl.	including/inclusive	TM		trademark
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