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Abbreviations
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| 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 |