Abbreviations | Word/Words |
AD | Anno Domini (in the year of the Lord) |
AM | Ante meridiem (before noon) |
ANON | Anonymous |
APPROX | Approximate |
Ave | Avenue |
BBC | British Broadcasting Corporation |
BC | Before Christ |
Bros | Brothers |
BSC | Bachelor of Science |
CG | Centigram |
CM | Centimetre |
Co | Company or County |
COD | Cash on delivery |
Col | Colonel |
Dep | Departs |
Dr | Doctor |
EEC | European Economic Community |
EG | Exempli gratia |
GB | Great Britain |
H&C | Hot and cold |
HQ | Headquarters |
ie | id es (that is) |
IQ | Intelligent Quotient |
kg | Kilogram |
kph | kilometer per hour |
mod cons | Modern conveniences |
mph | miles per hour |
Mr | Mister |
Mrs | Mistres |
NATO | North Atlantic Treaty Organization |
NB | Nota bene (note well) |
pm | Post meridiem |
pop | population |
pp | Pages |
PR | Public relations |
pro | Professional |
rpm | Revolution per minute |
RSVP | Pepondea, s'il vous plat (please reply) |
sae | Stamped addressed envelope |
Sgt | Sergeant |
SW | South-west |
TUC | Trades Union Congress |
UFO | Unidenfied flying object |
UNO | United Nations Organizations |
vs | Versus (against) |
VAT | Value Added Tax |
viz | videlicet (namely) |