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A.G.M. |
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Annual General Meeting (of company shareholders) |
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A.O.B. |
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any other business (at the end of a meeting agenda) |
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a/c |
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account, as for bank account [eg: a/c no. 123456789] |
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c.i.f. |
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cost, insurance, freight |
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c/o |
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care of [on an envelope eg: Mrs G Smith, c/o Mrs B Brown] |
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cc: |
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copies to [at the end of a letter eg:
cc: TE, JMR, JSA] |
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Co. |
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Company |
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e.g. |
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for example [from the Latin exempli gratia] |
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E.G.M. |
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Extraordinary General Meeting (of company shareholders) |
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f.o.b. |
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free on board |
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f.o.c. |
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free of charge |
| 12 |
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HQ |
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headquarters (of a company or other organisation) |
| 13 |
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Inc.US |
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Incorporated [after the name of a firm organised as a legal corporation] |
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LtdUK |
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Limited [after the name of a firm organised as a legal company] |
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O.H.P. |
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overhead projector |
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P.A. |
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personal assistant |
| 17 |
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PLCUK |
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Public Limited Company [for a firm whose shares are sold on the open market] |
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p.t.o. |
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please turn over [at the end of a page] |
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v.a.t. |
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value added tax |
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WP |
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word processing (or creation of text by computer) |