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English

Abbreviations

TermDefinition
EU European Union
UN United Nations
PM Prime Minister
MP Member of Parliament
BBC British Brodcast Corporation
ID (card) identification
PC personal computer
CV curriculum vitae
ISP Internet Service Provider
AIDS Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (a very serious disease that stops smns body from defending itself against infections, and usually causes death
PIN personal identification number, especially used with a bank/credit card
What does EU stand for? What does abbreviation EU mean?
Dean St Dean Street
et cetera (etc.) and so on
exempli gratia (e.g.) for example
id est (i.e.) that’s to say / in other words
maths mathematics
board whiteboard/smartboard/blackboard
case suitcase
ad/advert advertisement
gym gymnasium
bike bicycle
TV/telly television
paper newspaper
fridge refrigerator
exam examination
plane aeroplane
sales rep (salesperson) sales representative
vet veterinary surgeon
PTO please turn over (written at the bottom of a page to tell the reader to look at the next page)
PTO (A.E. noun) parent-teacher organisation
PTA (B.E. noun) parent-teacher association
IMO (n) international money order (a method of making small payments to a person in another country)
RSVP used on invitations to ask smn to reply
d.o.b. date of birth
PS (n) postscript
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