4. Commercial Abbreviations

A

A-1 first class

@ at the rate of at the rate of

a.a.r. against all risks

abbr. abbreviation

abbrev. abbreviation

abr. abridged

abs. absent

abstr. abstract

a/c. account

A/C Account

ac. account

acct. account

A.D. Acknowledgement due

a.d. after date

anno domini: in the year of our Lord

Ad lib. Ad libitum (at pleasure)

Ad lib. ad libitum (at pleasure)

admin. administration

ad.val. ad valorem (according to value)

ad. advertisement

advt. advertisement

Advt. Advertisement

advert. advertisement

aftn. afternoon

agcy. agency

agt. agent

Agt. Agent

alt. alternate

alt. altitude

alt. altogether

A.M. Ante Meridiem (morning)

(before noon)

a.m. Ante Meridiem (morning)

(before noon)

amt. amount

a/o account of

appro. approval

Arith. Arithmetic

art. article

A/S. account sales or sales account

assn. association

assoc. association

asst. assistant

asst. assorted

Aug. August

aux. auxiliary

Ave. Avenue

B

bal. balance

b.b. bill book or bank book

bd. board

bd. bound

B.C. Before Christ

B/E Bill of Exchange

bdl. bundle

bdth. breadth

b.f. brought foward

bk. bank

bk. book

bk. bookkeeping

B/L. Bill of Lading

bl. Bill of lading

bl. barrel

bl. bale

bldg. building

blk. bulk

blk. blank

bot. bottle

B.P. Bill Payable

bp. bill of parcel

b.p. boiling point

b.p. below proof

B.R. Bills Receivable

B/R. Bills Receivable

Br. Brother, Branch

brl. barrel

bro. brother

B.S. Bill of Sale

B/S Bill of Sale

b.s. balance sheet

bt. bought

bght. bought

bu. bushel(s)

bu. bureau

bx. box

C

C Centigrade/cents

C.A. Chartered Accountant

Cost Accountant

c.a. circa (about)

cap. capital

cap. capitalise

Capt. Caption

c.c. carbon copy

cc. cubic centimetre(s)

cent. a hundredth

cf. refer

cge.pd. carrige paid

C.H. Custom House

chem. chemical

chron. chronological

c.i.f. cost, insurance and freight

C/L. Carload

c.l. cart-load

cml. commercial

Co. Company

co. company

c.o. care of

C/o. care of

C.O.D. Cash on Delivery

c.o.d. cash of delivery

Col. Colonel, column

comp. compound

comm. commission, communication

consgt. consignment

cont. continued

contr. contract

Co-op. Co-operative (society)

Corpn. Corporation

corr. correspondence

c.p. candle power

Cp. Compare

cpd. compound

Cr. Creditor

cr. credit

C/R. Company’s Risk

c/s. cases

ct. carat

cu. cubic

cum.div. with dividend

currt. current

current present month of year

C.W.O. Cases with order

Cwt. hundred weight

D

D. In Roman numerals, 500

d. date

d/a. document against acceptance

d/d. days after date

d/d delivered

Dec. December

deg. degree(s)

del. deliver

del. delegate

dely. delivery

dept. department

deptt. department

dis. discount

disc. discount

disct. discount

Ditto The same

div. dividend

div. division

divd. dividend

dk. dock

dk. dark

dks. docks

D/n Debit note

do. ditto (the same)

D/o delivery order

doz. dozen

d/p. documents against payment

dpth. depth

Dr. Debtor

dr. debtor/debit

dr. dram

dr. drawer

d.s. days after sight

d/s. days after sight

dup. duplicate

dy. delivery

dz. dozen

E

ea. each

ed. edited

ed. edition

ed. editor

EE. Errors Expected

e.g. exempli gratia (for example)

encl. enclosure

encls. enclosures

E.& O.E. errors and omissions expected

e.o.m. end of month

eq. equal

equit. equivalent

Esq. Esquire

est. establish

est. estimate

et.al. et alibate (and elsewhere)

etc. etcetera (and so forth and the rest)

et. seq. et sequents (and the following)

ex. from

ex. example

ex. exchange

exc. exchange

excl. exclusive

exec. executive

ext. extention

ex.div. ex dividend (without dividend)

F

F. Friday, Fahrenheit

f.a.a. free of all average

fac. facsimile

facs. facsimile

fah. fahrenheit

f.a.q. fair average quality

f.a.s. free alongside ship

f.d. free docks (goods to be delivered)

Feb. February

fig. figure

f.o. folio

f.o.b. free on board

F.O.B. Free on Board

fol. folio

folg. following

F.O.R Free on Rail

f.p. foot-pound

f.p.a. free particulars average (marine insurance)

fr. franc

Free case no change for case

Fri. Friday

G

gal. gallon

gall. gallon

g.c.f. greatest common factor

gds. goods

gen. general

gm. gramme

gns. guneas

Gr. Grains

Gr. Gross

gr.wt. gross weight

gro.wt. gross weight

grs. gross

g.t.c. good till cancelled

guar. guaranteed

g.v. grande votesse

(Fast goods train)

H

hhd. hogshead

Hon. Honourable

hon. honorary

H.P. Horse Power

h.p. horse power

H.P. Hire Purchase

h.p.n. horse power nominal

hr. hour

hrs. hours

ht. heat

ht. height

I

ib. ibidem (in the same place)

ibid. ibidem (in the same place)

i.c. in charge

i.d. idem (the same)

i.e. idest (that is)

I.H.P indicated Horse Power

imp. important

imp. imported

in. inch

inc. incorporated

inc. Incorporated

inc. including

inc. incomplete

Incorp. Incorporated

in ex. in extenso

inf. information

inf. infra (below)

ins. insurance

inst. instant (present month)

int. interest

inv. invoice

I/O. Inspecting Order

I.O.U. Inspecting Order

ital italics

J

Jan. January

jn. Junction

J.P. Justice of the peace

Jr. Junior

Jun. June

Jul. July

Jt. Joint

J.S. Joint Secretary

K

k. kilo

k.g. kilogramme

kild. kilderkin

k.m. kilometre

k.o. knock out

kt. carat

kw. kilowatt(s)

L

L. In Roman numerals, 50

L or l. A pound Sterling

Lb. A pound weight

L/C. Letter of Credit

Lib. Library

Lim. Limited

Lit. Litre

lgth. length

log. logarithm

Ltd. Limited

ltd. limited

lugg. rail goods trair

M

m. minute

m. month

m. metre

maj. major

Mar. Mrch

max. maximum

m/d. months after date

mdse. merchandise

med. medium

mem. member

memo. memorandum

Messrs. Messieurs

mfg. manufacturing

mfr. manufcture

m.g. milligram

Mgr. Manager

mks. marks

min. minimum

min. minute

misc. miscellaneous

M.M. Messieurs

m.m. millimetre

M.O. Money Order

m.o. money order

Mon. Monday

m.p.h. mile per hour

Mr Mister

M/s. Messrs

Mrs Mistress

Ms Manuscript

MS. Manuscript

ms. manuscript

m/s. months after sight

mths. months

mos months

mts. minutes

Mtge. mortgage

N

n. north/nitrogen

n.a. not available/(mark well)

N.B. Nota Bene (mark well)

neg. negative/negligible

nem.con. no one objecting

No. number

no. number

nom.cap nominal capital

Nov. November

nr. near

n.s. not specified

O

O. Order

o. order

o.a. on account (of)

O/a. On account (of)

o.c. overcharge, office copy

o.d. on demand

O.I.G.S. On India Government Service

op.cit. opere citato (in the work or book cited)

o.s. out of stock

% percent

oz. ounce

P

p. per or through

p.a. per annum

p.c. percent

pcl. parcel

pd. paid

per ann.

per pro.

pkg. packing

P&L Profit and Loss

p.m. post meridiem (after noon)

P.N. Promissory Note

P.O. Postal Order/Post Office

pp. pages

P.P. Parcel Post/Particular Person

(Telephone)

pro. for

pro. tem. tem. for the next time being

Prox. Proximo, Next month

P.T.O. Please Turn Over

P.V. Petit Vitesse (Ordinary goods train)

Q

q.v. quod vide (which see)

qual. quality

qy. query

R

Re. Refer or referring to

re. refer or referring to

recd. received

recpt. receipt

regd. registered

refce reference

reg. registered

retd. returned

R.P. reply paid

R.S.V.P. repondez s’il vous plait

(reply, if you please)

S

S. Shilling

S/d. Sight draft

Sec. Secretary

sec. secretary, second

senr. senior

sh. shiling

S.N. Shipping Note

Sq. Square

Sq. ft. Square foot

Sq.yd. Square yard

Sr. Senior

SS. Steamship

S/S. Steamship

Stg. Sterling

Str. Streamer

Subs.cap. subscribed capital

T

T.L.O. total loss only

tgm. telegram

tr. tare (Weight)

U

ult. ultimo (last month)

U.K. United Kingdom

U.S.A. United States of America

U.S.S.R. United of Soviet Socialist Republics

V

via. By way of

V.P.L. Value Payable Ltter

V.P.P. Value Payable Post

viz. namely

W

wt. weight

w.e.f. with effect from

Y

yd. yard

yr. year

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