Apa saja singkatan bahasa Inggris yang sering digunakan di dunia kerja dan urusan bisnis?

Berikut ini adalah daftar berbagai singkatan (acronym dan abbreviation) bahasa Inggris yang sering digunakan dalam dunia bisnis, pekerjaan, dan surat menyurat.

ASAP = as soon as possible
FYI = for your information
BTW = by the way
EOD = end of day
ATTN = attention
N/A= not applicable (It is used to indicate when information in a certain table cell is not provided, either because it does not apply to a particular case in question or because the answer is not available.)
COB = Close of business (Used to refer to the end of a working day, usually when stating a deadline)
COD = cash on delivery (It is a mode of payment; you pay when the goods are delivered.)
TBD = to be decided (You will know it eventually.)
RSVP = Répondez s’il vous plait (RSVP is indeed French and it stands for répondez s’il vous plaît. It literally means “please respond”. RSVP is now a fixed idiom, even in French.)
Acct – Account
Ad– Advertisement
Approx – Approximately
APR – Annual percentage rate
BS- Bachelor of Science Degree
B2B – Business to business
BA – Bachelor of Business Administration Degree
CEO – Chief Executive Officer
CFO – Chief Financial Officer
Co. – Company
Corp. – Corporation
CSR – Customer Sales Representative
Dept. – Department
Div – Division
Ea. – Each
EST – Eastern Standard Time (the time on the East Coast of the United States and some Canadian provinces)
FAQ – Frequently Asked Question
FWD – Forward
GDP – Gross Domestic Product
Govt. – Government
HQ – Headquarters
Inc. – Incorporated
ISO – International Organization for Standardization
Jr. – Junior
Lb. – Pound (weight)
LLC – Limited liability company
Max – Maximm
MBA – Master of Business Administration Degree
Memo- Memorandum
Mfg– Manufacturing
Min. – Minium
Mo – Month
No – Number
Pkg – Package
PO – Purchase order
PR – Public relations
Q1, Q2, Q3, Q4 – First quarter, second quarter, third quarter, fourth quarter
Qty – Quantity
R&D – Research and Development
Re – In regards to, regarding
Recd. – Received
ROI – Return on Investment
SWOT – Strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, threats
Temp – Temporary Secretary
VP – Vice President
W/ – With
W/O – Without
Yr. – Year
404 – Abbreviation for the “Error 404 – Not Found” message displayed when coming across a dead link online. Can also mean lost or confused, e.g. “After coming out of the weekly staff meeting, I still felt 404.”
COOP – Continuity of operations planning.
EOM – End of message.
EOT – End of thread.
ESP – Email service provider
FWIW – “For what it’s worth.” Commonly used in email communications.
IAM – “In a meeting.”
IM – instant message.
IMO – “In my opinion.” Commonly used in email communications or IMHO – “in my humble opinion.”
KPI – Key performance indicator.
KRA – Key result area.
MBO – Management by objectives.
NSFW – Not Safe For Work. Your college buddy has just sent you a link titled “Check this out! (NSFW).” Don’t click on it if you value your job.
NWR – Not work related.
OLT – Online Training.
OTP – “On the phone.”
RACI – tool used to assign roles and responsibilities to team members. Stands for Responsible, Accountable, Consulted, Informed.
ROWE – Results Only Work Environment.
SMART – used in goal setting, it stands for Specific, Measureable, Attainable or Achievable, Realistic, and Time-bound.
SME – subject matter expert.
SNS – Social network site.
SOHO – Small Office / Home Office.
VC – Virtual Class.
VLE – Virtual learning environment.
VPN – Virtual private network.
VW – virtual worker.
VWVW – virtual worker at virtual workplace.
WAH – Work At Home, see WFH.
WBT – Web-based training.
WIIFM – “What’s in it for me?”
WFH – Work From Home.
401k – A common type of US retirement savings plan

Tambahan

a/c (British English) = account
acct. (American English) = account
attn. = (for the) attention (of)
B/E = bill of exchange
B/L = bill of lading
cc = carbon copy
cf. = compare
cfr. = cost and freight
cif = cost, insurance, freight
cip = carriage and insurance paid to
C/N = credit note
c/o = care of
cod = cash on delivery
Corp.= Corporation
cpt = carriage paid to
cwo = cash with order
D/A = documents against acceptance
ddp = delivery duty paid
ddu = delivery duty unpaid
des = delivered ex ship
DN = debit note
D/P = documents against payment
enc(s) = enclosure(s)
EXW = ex works
fob = free on board
for = free on rail
Inc = Incorporated (US)
L/C = letter of credit
Ltd = limited
p&p = postage and packing
p.p. * = on behalf of
pto = please turn over
re = with reference to, regarding
RRP = recommended retail price
SAE = stamped addresses envelope
VAT = Value Added Tax
ZIP= (code zone of improved delivery (US) * (lat.: per procurationem)