79 Abbreviations and meaning in English PDF

What are abbreviations?

Abbreviations are the short forms of words in English that are spoken to save time and speak faster. Every person desires to save his time as much as he can. Because some words are very long or some words are difficult to pronounce. So, if we use abbreviations instead of complete word it can be more helpful.

Here is the sorted list of most common and frequently used abbreviation. You can use these abbreviations in your office, school or with friends.

Abbreviations and meaning in English

1. Ba –bachelor of arts
2. Bc –before Christ
3. Email –electronic mail
4. –established
5. Etc –et cetera
6. Bcc –blind carbon copy
7. Bce –before common era
8. –boulevard
9. Brb –be right back
10. Bs –bachelor of science
11. Ace –a cool experience
12. Ad –anno domini
13. Ad –awesome dude
14. Afaik –as far as i know
15. Afk –away from keyboard
16. Am –ante meridian
17. Ani –age not important
18. Approx. approximately
19. –appointment
20. –apartment
21. –avenue
22. Cc –carbon copy
23. Cellphone cellular phone
24. Ceo –chief executive officer
25. Cfo –chief financial officer
26. Cmo –chief marketing officer
27. Cul –see you later
28. Cwyl –chat with you later
29. –canyon
30. i.y. –do it yourself
31. Dc –doctor of chiropractic
32.  –department
33. –drive
34. E –east
35. t.a. –estimated time of arrival
36. Evp –executive vice president
37. Iirc –if i recall/remember correctly
38. Iq –ignorance quotient
39. Jd –juris doctor
40. –lane
41. Lol –laugh out loud
42. phil –master of philosophy
43. Ma  –master of arts
44. Math –mathematics
45. Md –managing director
46. Memo –memorandum
47. –minute or minimum
48. –miscellaneous
49. –mister
50. –mistress (pronounced missus)
51. N –north
52. Ne –northeast
53. –number
54. –number
55. Np –no problem
56. Nw –northwest
57. Pa –personal assistant
58. Pe –physical education
59. Pm –post meridian
60. Psycho –psychopath
61. –road
62. Re – regarding
63. Rofl –rolling on the floor laughing
64. S –south
65. Se –southeast
66. –street
67. Svp –senior vice president
68. Sw –southwest
69. –telephone
70. –temperature or temporary
71. Though –although
72. Till –until
73. Ty –thank you
74. Vet –veterinarian
75. –veteran or veterinarian
76. Vp –vice president
77. –versus
78. W –west
79. Wc –wrong conversation

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