Acronyms I Have Learnt From Work
Alright, so I’d like to share all the acronyms I have learnt from work to date. It’s pretty interesting how these work jargons influence your daily language/writing to the point that sometimes people don’t understand what you’re talking about.
Some of them obviously I probably already know from before but thought I’d just add it to the mix anyway.
Acronyms
AFAIK – As Far As I Know
ASAP - As Soon As Possible
BAU - Business As Usual
B2B – Business To Business
B2C – Business To Consumer
COB – Close Of Business
EOD – End Of Day
EOW – End Of Week
ETA - Estimated Time of Arrival
FMCG – Fast Moving Consumer Goods
FY - Financial Year
FYI – For Your Info
KPI - Key Performance Indicator
OH&S – Occupational Health & Safety
PNL – Profit And Loss
QA – Quality Assurance
RFP – Request For Proposal
TBD – To Be Determined
YTD – Year To Date
Anyway, I might’ve missed some but I’m keen to hear what other acronyms you’ve heard of out in the business world?
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One I have come across repeatedly lately is FTW. After seeing it a few times and saying to myself, huh? I eventually looked it up to find it means For the Win. I still don’t get it. I don’t suppose that is strictly a business acronym of course, but it is always good to know, isn’t it.
Hi Danny,
Great post for those starting out in the workplace. I remember when I first started I had to do lots of Googling just to be able to communicate effectively! Some of these terms can go straight over peoples heads if they aren’t careful!
Here are some more for your list!
BLO = before leaving office
EOM = end of message
NRN = no response needed
RFT = request for tender
ROI = return on investment
TBA = to be advised