| Word
| Meaning
|
| @
| at
|
| a/c
| account
|
| AGM
| annual general meeting
|
| a.m.
| ante meridiem (before noon)
|
| a/o
| account of (on behalf of)
|
| AOB
| any other business
|
| ASAP
| as soon as possible
|
| ATM
| automated teller machine (cash dispenser)
|
| attn
| for the attention of
|
| approx
| appriximately
|
| cc
| copy to
|
| CEO
| chief executive officer
|
| c/o
| care of (on letters: at the address of)
|
| Co
| company
|
| cm
| centimetre
|
| COD
| cash on delivery
|
| dept
| department
|
| e.g.
| exempli gratia (for example)
|
| EGM
| extraordinary general meeting
|
| ETA
| estimated time of arrival
|
| etc
| et caetera (and so on)
|
| GDP
| gross domestic product
|
| GNP
| gross national product
|
| GMT
| Greenwich mean time (time in London)
|
| i.e.
| id est (meaning : 'that is')
|
| Inc
| incorporated
|
| IOU
| I owe you
|
| IPO
| initial public offer
|
| Jr
| junior
|
| K
| thousand
|
| lb
| pound (weight)
|
| £
| pound (money/currency)
|
| Word
| Meaning
|
| Ltd
| limited
|
| mo
| month
|
| N/A
| not applicable
|
| NB
| Nota Bene (it is important to note)
|
| no
| number
|
| PA
| personal assistant
|
| p.a.
| per annum (per year)
|
| Plc
| public limited company
|
| pls
| please
|
| p.m.
| post meridiem (after noon)
|
| p.p.
| per pro (used before signing in a person's absence)
|
| PR
| public relations
|
| p.s.
| post scriptum
|
| PTO
| please turn over
|
| p.w.
| per week
|
| qty
| quantity
|
| R & D
| research and development
|
| re
| with reference to
|
| ROI
| return on investment
|
| RSVP
| repondez s'il vousplait (please reply)
|
| s.a.e.
| stamped addressed envelope
|
| VAT
| value added tax
|
| VIP
| very important person
|
| Word
| Meaning
|
| assessment
| Evaluation of one's abilities
|
| background
| Education - qualifications - experience
|
| bonus
| Additional payment to an employee as an incentive or reward
|
| curriculum vitae
| Summary of one's education and experience to date; resume
|
| dismiss
| Discharge from employment (to fire, to sack, to let go)
|
| employee
| Person who works for a firm or company.
|
| employer
| Person or firm who employs people.
|
| fire
| To dismiss from a job.
|
| fringe benefits
| Advantages offered in addition to salary (life insurance, retirement scheme, company car, etc.). Also called 'perks', abbreviation for 'perquisites'.
|
| hire
| Employ or take on personnel in a company.
|
| interview
| Oral examination of a candidate for employment.
|
| make redundant
| Dismiss for economic reasons.
|
| maternity leave
| Period of absence for a female employee when having a baby.
|
| notice
| Advance warning of intention to leave one's job - to give or hand in one's resignation.
|
| personnel
| People who work for a firm or company (employees).
|
| personnel officer
| Manager responsible for recruitment, training and welfare of personnel (employees).
|
| promotion
| Advancement in rank or position in a company.
|
| prospects
| Opportunities for success or promotion in a career.
|
| recruit
| Look for and hire personnel.
|
| resign
| Leave a job voluntariily.
|
| retire
| Leave employment because of age.
|
| sick leave
| Absence because of illness - to be on sick leave.
|
| staff
| People who work for a firm or department; employees.
|
| strength
| Strong characteristic or particular ability.
|
| strike
| To go on strike : to stop working in protest against something.
|
| take on
| Employ or hire.
|
| trainee
| Person being trained for a job e.g. a trainee salesman.
|
| training course
| A course of study to prepare for a job e.g. a computer course.
|
| unemployment benefits
| Payments made by the state to an unemployed person.
|
| vacancy
| A position to be filled.
|
| weakness
| A lack of ability or a shortcoming in character.
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