ِDifference between Acronyms and Abbreviations

 

Acronyms: the first letters of words such as "U.N." which stands for "United Nations"

Abbreviations: shortened for of a word such as "st." which is short for "street"

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List of acronyms & List of initialisms

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@ at
a/c account
AGM annual general meeting
AOB any other business
ASAP as soon as possible
attn for the attention of
approx. approximately
cc copies to
CEO Chief Executive Officer
c/o care of
COD cash on delivery
dept department
EGM extraordinary general meeting
ETA estimated time of arrival
GDP gross domestic product
GNP gross national product
HP hire purchase
Inc incorporated
IOU I owe you
IPO initial public offer
Jr junior
K thousand
lb pound(weight)
£ pound(money)
Ltd limited company
mo. month
mth month
N/A not applicable
Nb pat attention to
no. number
PA personal assistant
p.a. per year
pd paid
plc public limited company
pls please
pls cfm please confirm
PR public relations
PTO please turn over
p.w. per week
qty quantity
R&D research and development
re with reference to
ROI return on investment
RSVP please reply
s.a.e. stamped addressed envelope
VAT value added tax
VIP very important person
viz namely

List of acronyms & List of initialisms

List of acronyms

This is a list of acronyms that are pronounceable words. This list does not include acronyms whose pronunciation is wholly or partly the names of constituent letters.

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List of initialisms

This is a list of initialisms, acronyms that are pronounced as a series of the names of the constituent letters.