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Common Abbreviations
Here are some common English abbreviations used in everyday life and business.
| a/c | account | |
| a.m. | before noon (ante meridiem) | |
| a.s.a.p. | as soon as possible | |
| cc: | copies to | |
| c/o | care of | |
| Co. | Company | |
| e.g. | for example (exemplii gratia) | |
| enc. | enclosed | |
| exc. | excluding | |
| f.o.b. | free on board | |
| G.M.T. | Greenwich Mean Time | |
| HQ | headquarters | |
| i.e. | that is (id est) | |
| inc. | including | |
| Inc. | Incorporated | |
| Ltd | Limited | |
| Mr | Mr (pronounced Mister) | |
| Mrs | Mrs (pronounced Missiz) | |
| Miss | Miss | |
| Ms | Ms (pronounced Miz) | |
| no. | number | |
| p.a. | per annum | |
| P.L.C. | Public Limited Company | |
| p.m. | after noon (post meridiem) | |
| p.t.o. | please turn over | |
| Rd | Road | |
| re | referring to | |
| St | Saint | |
| St. | Street | |
| v.a.t. | value added tax |