List of different types of abbreviations with meaning in English.

Business & Finance Abbreviations

Examples of common business abbreviations in English.

• Assoc. = Association
• Corp. = Corporation
• Inc. = Incorporated
• Ltd. = Limited
• BKPR = Bookkeeper
• LET = Leaving Early Today
• FTE = Full-time Employee
• OTP = On The Phone
• WOM = Word of Mouth
• IAM = In A Meeting
• NIM = No Internal Message
• PTE = Part-time Employee
• NRN = No Reply Necessary
• WIIFM = What’s In It For Me
• WFH = Work From Home
• HQ = Headquarters
• LLC = Limited Liability Corp.

Marketing & Sales Acronyms

Examples of sales and marketing acronyms in English.

• B2B = Business to Business
• B2C = Business to Customer
• BR = Bounce Rate
• CMS = Content Management System
• CPC = Cost Per Click
• CTA = Call to Action
• CTR = Click Through Rate
• CR = Conversion Rate
• DM = Direct Message
• SEO = Search Engine Optimization
• SM = Social Media
• SWOT = Streng, Weekness, Opportunity, Threat
• CX = Customer Experience
• FB = Facebook
• POS = Point of Sale
• PV = Page Views
• RTD = Real Time Data
• SEM = Search Engine Marketing
• SMM = Social Media Marketing
• SMS = Short Message Service

Medical Abbreviations

• a.c. = Before meals
• a/g ratio = Albumin to globulin ratio.
• b.i.d. = Twice daily
• bld = Blood
• BP = Blood Pressure
• C/O = Complaint of
• ETOH = Alcohol
• ECT = Electro Conclusive Therapy
• g = gram
• GvHD = Graft vs. Host Disease
• gtt = Drops
• h.s. = At bedtime
• HA = Headache
• ICU = Intensive Care Unit
• ITU = Intensive Therapy Unit
• in vitro = In the laboratory
• in vivo = In the body
• IU = International Units
• JT = Joint
• LBP = Low Back Pain
• mg = Milligrams
• ml = Milliliters
• M/H = Medical History
• MVP = Mitral Valve Prolapse
• N/V = Nausea or Vomiting
• NCP = Nursing Care Plan
• npo = Nothing by mouth
• NSR = Normal sinus rhythm of the heart
• O.D. = Right eye
• O.S. = Left eye
• O.U. = Both eyes
• P = Pulse
• p.o. = By mouth
• p.r.n. = As needed
• PD = Progressive disease
• PT = Physical therapy
• q.d. = Each day
• q2h = Every 2 hours
• qAM = Each morning
• qhs = At each bedtime
• qod = Every other day
• qPM = Each evening
• s/p = Status post
• SOB = Shortness of Breath
• T = Temperature
• tab = Tablet
• Wt = Weight

Title Abbreviations

• P = President
• VP = President
• SVP = Senior Vice President
• EVP = Executive Vice President
• CMO = Chief Marketing Officer
• CFO = Chief Financial Officer
• CEO = Chief Executive Officer
• PA = Personal Assistant
• Dpt. = Department
• Gov. = Government
• Mgmt. = Management
• Pol. = Politics
• Capt. = Captain
• Col. = Colonel
• Dr. = Doctor
• Gen. = General
• Lt. = Lieutenant
• MD = Medical Doctor
• Mr. = Mister
• Prof. = Professor
• RN = Registered Nurse
• St. = Saint
• Sgt. = Sergeant
• Sr. = Senior

Note Taking/ Writing Abbreviations

Examples of common abbreviations for note taking.

• Etc. = And more
• E.g. = For example
• I.e. = For example
• W/= With
• W/O = Without
• B/c = Because
• B/4 = Before
• Ea. = Each
• Fr. = From
• S/t = Something
• Gen. = Generally
• E/o = Either/ or
• Max = Maximum
• Min = Minimum
• Diff = Difference
• Approx = Approximately
• Cf = Compared to
• V. = Very
• Vs. = Against
• K = thousand
• Subj. = Subject
• Int’l = International
• <= Less than
• >= Greater than
• & = And
• @ = At

Time Abbreviations

• AM = Ante Meridiem (before noon)
• PM = Post Meridiem (afternoon)
• AD = After the Year 0
• BC = Before the Year 0
• hr = Hour
• min = Minute
• sec = Second

Postal Terms & Direction Terms

• Apt. = Apartment
• Ave. = Avenue
• Ct. = Court
• Dr. = Drive
• Hwy. = Highway
• Ln. = Lane
• Mt. = Mountain/ Mount
• Rd. = Road
• St. = Street
• Ste. = Suite

• N = North
• S = South
• E = East
• W = West

Measurement Abbreviations

• Gal. = Gallon
• Lb. = Pounds
• Pt. = Pints
• Qt. = Quarts
• G = Gram
• Kg = Kilogram
• Cm = Centimeter
• M = Meter
• ft. = foot
• in. = inch
• mi. = mile
• mph. = miles per hour
• mg. = milligram
• mm = milimeter
• no. = number
• oz = ounce
• sq = square
• vol. = volume

State Abbreviations

• Calif. = California
• Colo. = Colorado
• D.C. = District of Columbia
• Ga. = Georgia
• Ind. = Indiana
• Mich. = Michigan
• Mont. = Montana
• N.M. = New Mexico
• N.J. = New Jersey
• N.Y. = New York
• S.C. = South Carolina

English Teaching Abbreviations

Examples of abbreviations for English language teaching.

• BC:  British Council
• BE: Business English
• BVT:  Bilingual Vocational Training
• CALI:  Computer Assisted Language Instruction
• CALL:  Computer Assisted Language Learning
• CanE:  Canadian English
• EAP:  English for Academic Purposes
• EFL: English as a Foreign Language
• EGP: English for General Purposes
• EIP: English as an International Language Programme
• EL: English Learner
• ELA: English Language Arts
• ELD: English Language Development
• ELT: English Language Teaching
• ERIC: Educational Resources Information Center
• ESL: English as a Second Language
• ESLP: English as a Second Language Programme
• ESOL: English for Speakers of Other Languages
• IEP: Intensive English Programme (usually university programmes)
• NEP: Non-English Proficient
• NES: Non-English Speaking
• NNEST: Non-Native English Speaking Teacher
• OE: Old English
• OED: Oxford English Dictionary
• SAE: Standard American English
• SAP: Student Assistance Program
• SLL: Second Language Learner
• TEFLA: Teaching English as a Foreign Language to Adults
• TEIL: Teaching English as an International Language
• TESL: Teaching English as a Second Language
• TYLE: (Teaching) Young Learners English
• VESL: Vocational English as a Second Language

Internet Acronyms & Text Abbreviations

Examples of text abbreviations and internet slang words.

• SMH = Shaking my head
• BRB = Be right back
• IMO = In my opinion
• CYA = Cover Your A** or See Ya
• DIKY = Do I Know You?
• IDK / IDKE = I Don’t Know / I Don’t Know Either
• ILY = I Love You
• HBU = How About You?
• LMAO = Laughing My A** Off
• LMK = Let Me Know
• NVM = Nevermind
• OFC = Of Course
• PNL = Peace and Love
• ROFL = Rolling on the Floor Laughing
• SNMP = So Not My Problem
• STFU = Shut the F*** Up
• TAY = Thinking About You
• TBH = To Be Honest
• TTP = To the Point
• QAP = Quick as Possible
• YGTI = You Get the Idea
• AMA = Ask Me Anything
• DAE = Does Anyone Else?
• ELI5 = Explain Like I’m 5
• TIL = Today I Learned
• FTFY = Fixed That For You
• BAE = Babe or Before Anyone Else
• Facepalm = Seriously?
• HIFW = How I Feel/Felt When
• MFW/MRW = My Face When / My Reaction When
• ICYMI = In Case You Missed It
• JSYK = Just So You Know
• Lulz = Laughs
• IRL = In Real Life
• MIRL = Me in Real Life
• PAW = Parents Are Watching
• QFT = Quoted for Truth
• TBT = Throwback Thursday
• TL;DR = Too Long; Didn’t Read
• YMMV = Your Mileage May Vary
• YOLO = You Only Live Once
• DOKY = Do I Know You?
• Noob = Newbie
• NSFW = Not Safe For Work