123 Most Common Business Acronyms
General
1. BID: Break it down
2. COB: Close of business
3. EOD: End of day
4. EOM: End of message
5. EOT: End of thread
6. EOW: End of week
7. ETA: Estimated time of arrival
8. FTE: Full-time employee
9. FWIW: For what it’s worth
10. IAM: In a meeting
11. IMO: In my opinion
12. KISS: Keep it simple stupid
13. LET: Leaving early today
14. LMK: Let me know
15. MoM: Month over month
16. MTD: Month to date
17. NIM: No internal message
18. OOO: Out of office
19. OT: Off topic
20. OTP: On the phone
21. PA: Performance appraisal
22. POC: Point of contact
23. PTE: Part-time employee
24. PTO: Paid time off
25. NRN: No reply necessary
26. NSFW: Not safe for work
27. NWR: Not work related
28. Re: Referring to
29. RFD: Request for discussion
30. SMART: Specific, measurable, attainable, realistic, time-bound
31. SME: Subject matter expert
32. TED: Tell me, explain to me, describe to me
33. TL;DR: Too long, didn’t read
34. TLTR: Too long to read
35. TOS: Terms of service
36. TYT: Take your time
37. WFH: Work from home
38. WIIFM: What’s in it for me
39. WOM: Word of mouth
40. YTD: Year to date
Finance
41. ACCT: Account
42. AP: Accounts payable
43. AR: Accounts receivable
44. BS: Balance sheet
45. CPU: Cost per unit
46. CR: Credit
47. DR: Debit
48. EPS: Earnings per share
49. FIFO: First in, first out
50. IPO: Initial public offering
51. LIFO: Last in, first out
52. LWOP: Leave without pay
53. NAV: Net assets value
54. P-card: Purchase card
55. ROA: Return on assets
56. ROE: Return on equity
57. ROI: Return on investment
58. P/E: Price to earnings
59. P&L: Profit and loss
Technical
60. API: Application program interface
61. CPU: Central processing unit
62. CSS: Cascading style sheet
63. FTP: File transport protocol
64. HTML: HyperText markup language
65. HTTP: HyperText transfer protocol
66. HTTPS: HyperText transfer protocol secure
67. IM: Instant messaging
68. IP: Internet protocol
69. ISP: Internet service provider
70. OS: Operating system
71. QA: Quality assurance
72. UI: User interface
73. URL: Universal resource locator
74. UX: User experience
75. VPN: Virtual private network
76. RAM: Random-access memory
77. ROR: Ruby on Rails
78. RSS: Rich site summary or really simple syndication
79. WYSIWYG: What you see is what you get
Marketing and Sales
80. AIDA: Attention, interest, desire, action
81. B2B: Business to business
82. B2C: Business to consumer
83. BR: Bounce rate
84. CMS: Content management system
85. CPC: Cost per click
86. CTA: Call to action
87. CTR: Click through rate
88. CR: Conversion rate
89. CRM: Customer relationship
management
90. DM: Direct message or direct mail
91. ESP: Email service provider
92. GA: Google Analytics
93. KPI: Key performance indicator
94. PPC: Pay per click
95. PV: Page view
96. RFP: Request for proposal
97. ROS: Run of site
98. RT: Retweet
99. SaaS: Software as a service
100. SEO: Search engine optimization
101. SM: Social media
102. SMB: Small to medium business
103. SWOT: Strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, threats
104. UV: Unique visitor
Job and Department Titles
105. BD: Business development
106. CAO: Chief analytics officer
107. CDO: Chief data officer
108. CEO: Chief executive officer
109. CFO: Chief financial officer
110. CIO: Chief information officer
111. CMO: Chief marketing officer
112. COO: Chief operating officer
113. CPA: Certified public accountant
114. CSO: Chief security officer
115. CSR: Corporate social responsibility
116. CTO: Chief technology officer
117. CFP: Certified financial planner
118. DOE: Depending on experience
119. GC: General counsel
120. HR: Human resources
121. PM: Project manager
122. PR: Public relations
123. R&D: Research and development
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