English acronyms

Letters from the English alphabet

Can you work out what the letters in these English acronyms mean?

Acronyms play a huge part in the English language, commonly used in daily life, business and the digital environment. Find some of the most common ones here.

Holiday acronyms

How many of the following holiday related acronyms do you know?
AC, AI, B&B, DBL, FAM, F&B, FF, GST, PAX, SGL

Air conditioning, All inclusive, Bed & breakfast, Double room, Familiarisation (tour), Food & beverage, Frequent flyer, General service tax, Passenger, Single room

Instant messaging acronyms

How many of the below instant messaging acronyms do you know?
AMA, ATM, BBFN, BL, CUB, GM, HTH, IMHO, IRL, JAM, JK, LMK, LMSO, NOYB, OTW, TYT, WRT, WFH

Ask me anything, At the moment, Bye bye for now, Belly laughing, Call you back, Good morning, Hope this helps, In my humble opinion, In real life, Just a minute, Just kidding, Let me know, Laughing my socks off, None of your business, Off to work, Take your time, With regard to, Working from home

Technology acronyms

How many of the below technology related acronyms do you know?
BW, CAD, CGI, DB, FTP, ICT, IP, IT, QoS, UX

Bandwidth, Computer-aided design, Computer-generated imagery, Database, File transfer protocol, Information and communication technology, Internet protocol, Information technology, Quality of service, User experience

Business acronyms

How many of the below business related acronyms do you know?
AGM, B2B, B2C, CEO, CFO, COB, COD, DOB, EOD, FYI, KPI, NDA, OT, PR, QC, ROI, R&D, TBA, TBD, VAT, YTD

Annual general meeting, Business to business, Business to consumer, Chief executive officer, Chief financial officer, Close of business, Cash on delivery, Date of birth, End of day, For your information, Key performance indicators, Non disclosure agreement, Overtime, Public relations, Quality control, Return on investment, Research & development, To be announced, To be decided, Value added tax, Year to date

Common acronyms

How many of the below acronyms do you know?
A&E, ASAP, BFF, BRB, DIY, ETA, FMCG, GMT, N/A, IOU, OAP, P&P, POV, R&R, SOS, TBC, USP

Accident & emergency, As soon as possible, Best friends forever, Be right back, Do it yourself, Estimated time of arrival, Fast moving consumer goods, Greenwich Mean Time, Not applicable, I owe you, Old age pensioner, Post & packaging, Point of view, Rest & relaxation, Save our souls, To be confirmed, Unique selling point

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