ABBREVIATIONS AND FIGURES
ABBREVIATION
SECTOR
MEANING AND/OR TRANSLATION
$
(finance)
dollar
&Co (US)
(economy)
and company
£
(finance)
pound
3D
(technology)
three dimension(s)
A level
(education)
Advanced level (British exam)
A$
(finance)
Australian dollar
AIDS
(medicine)
acquired immunity deficiency syndrome
b
(mathematics)
billion
BBC
(communications)
British Broadcasting Corporation
CAD, CAM,
(technology)
computer assisted design, manufacturing ...
CEO (US)
(business)
Chief Executive Officer (PDG)
CFC's
(technology)
chlorofluorocarbons
COB (UK)
(business)
Chairman of the Board (PDG)
cu m
(measure)
cubic meter
CV
(business)
curriculum vitae
DC(in Washington, DC)
(administration)
District of Columbia
DP department
(business)
data processing (informatique)
Dr. (as in Dr Matthews)
(society)
doctor
EEC
(politics)
European Economic Community
EU
(politics)
European Union
FDA
(US politics)
Food and Drug Administration (US Dept)
GATT
(politics)
General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade
HK$
(finance)
Hong Kong dollar
IBM
(business)
International Business Machines
ID (as in an ID photo)
(technology)
identity
IDD (phone call)
(communications)
international direct dialling (automatique)
IOU
(business)
I owe you (reconnaissance de dette)
IRS (US)
(administration)
Internal Revenue Service (le fisc)
Jr (as in Paul Staines Jr)
(society)
Junior (fils)
£
(money)
pound sterling
lbs
(unit of weight)
pound (about 0.450 kilograms)
LCD
(technology)
liquid crystal display
LDC's
(economy)
less developed countries
Ltd (GB)
(economy)
SA (société anonyme)
m (meaning 1)
(measure)
mile(s)
m (meaning 2)
(measure)
meter(s)
m (meaning 3)
(unit)
million
MBA
(diploma)
Master of Business Administration
MITI
(politics)
Ministry of Industry, Trade and Investment
MP (in the UK)
(politics)
member of Parliament (député)
MP (in the USA)
(politics)
military police
mph
(technology)
mile(s) per hour
NATO
(politics)
North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (OTAN)
No. (as in No 1)
number one
NYSE
(economy)
New York Stock Exchange (bourse)