| acct. a/c | account Konto |
| addr. | address Adresse |
| ADR | American Depository Receipt |
| am, a.m. | ante meridem (morning) vormittags |
| approx. | approximately circa |
| ASAP | as soon as possible so bald wie möglich |
| assoc. | association Gesellschaft. |
| Attn: | Attention: zu Händen von |
| B2B | Business to Business |
| B2C | Business to Consumer |
| B/E | bill of exchange Wechsel |
| B/L | bill of lading Frachtbrief |
| bn | billion Milliarde. |
| cc. | carbon copy Kopie eines Dokuments |
| c/o | care of |
| CEO | Chief Exectutive Officer |
| cf. | compare |
| CFO | Chief Financial Officer Finanzvorstand |
| cfr | cost and freight Kosten und Fracht |
| chair | chairperson Vorsitzende |
| chm. | chairman Vorsitzende |
| chw. | chairwoman Vorsitzende |
| cif | cost, insurance, and freight Kosten, Versicherung, Fracht |
| CIO | Chief Information Officer |
| cip | carriage and insurance paid frachtfrei versichert |
| CKO | Chief Knowledge Officer |
| C/N | credit note Gutschrift |
| Co. | company Gesellschaft, Firma |
| COD | cash on delivery per Nachnahme |
| COO | Chief Operating Officer leitender Geschäftsführer |
| corr. | corresponding entsprechend |
| CPI | consumer price index der Preisindex für die Lebenshaltung |
| cpt | carriage paid to frachtfrei |
| curr. | current laufend |
| CV | résumé curriculum vitae(UK) Bewerbung |
| cwo | cash with order Bezahlung gegen Bestellung |
| D/A | documents against acceptance Dokumente gegen Akzept |
| ddp | delivery duty paid geliefert verzollt |
| ddu | delivery duty unpaid geliefert unverzollt |
| dept. | department Abteilung |
| des | delivered ex ship geliefert ab Schiff |
| DN | debit note Lastschriftanzeige |
| D/P | documents against payment Dokumente gegen Kasse |
| e.g. | exempli gratia (for example) Zum Beispiel, z. B. |
| ed. | edition Auflage |
| encl. | enclosure Anlage |
| esp. | especially besonders |
| est. | established gegrundet |
| ETA | estimated time of arrival voraussichtliche Ankunftszeit |
| etc. | et cetera und so weiter |
| excl. | excluding exklusive |
| extn. | extension Nebenstelle |
| EXW | ex works ab Werk |
| fig. | illustration Abbildung |
| fob | free on board frei Schiff |
| foll. | following anschließend, folgend |
| FOR | free on rail frei Bahn |
| form. | formerly ehemals früher |
| FX | foreign exchange Fremdwährung |
| FYI | for your information zur Kenntnisnahme |
| GAAP | Generally Accepted Accounting Principles |
| gen. | general allgemein |
| i.e. | id est (that is) das heißt |
| IAS | International Accounting Standards |
| ID | identification Identifikation, Ausweis |
| IMF | International. Monetary Fund Internationale Währungsfonds |
| in prep. | in preperation in Vorbereitung |
| incl | including inklusive |
| IPO | Initial Public Offering Börsengang eines neuen Unternehmens |
| K | thousand tausend |
| L/C | letter of credit Akkreditiv |
| M&A | merger & acquisitions Fusionen und Übernahmen |
| man. | managing leitend |
| mgmt. | management Leitung |
| mill. | million Million |
| mth. | month Monat |
| mthly. | monthly monatlich |
| nec. | necessary erforderlich |
| no. | number Nummer |
| OBO | or best offer Verhandlungsbasis |
| off. | offical offiziell – offiz. |
| P. | page Seite – S. |
| p.m. | post meridiem (afternoon/evening) nachmittags |
| P/L | profit/loss Gewinn u. Verlust |
| para. | paragraph Absatz |
| PLC | Public Limited Company |
| PO Box POB | post office box Postfach |
| poss. | possible möglich |
| p&p | postage and packing Porto und Verpackung |
| propr. | proprietor Inhaber. |
| pp
pp. |
per pro per procurationem (on behalf of) im Auftrag – i.A. |
| pp. | pages Seiten |
| PTO | please turn over bitte wenden |
| R&D | research & development Forschung u. Entwicklung |
| Re. | with reference to regarding Betreff, bezüglich |
| recd
rec’d |
received erhalten |
| ref. | with reference to bezüglich |
| reg’d. | registered eingeschrieben, eingetragen |
| ret’d | retired außer Dienst – a.D. |
| RRP | recommended retail price
unverbindliche Preisempfehlung |
| RSVP | répondez s’il vous plaît (please reply) um Antwort wird gebeten – u.A.w.g. |
| SAE | self-addressed stamped envelope
frankierter Rückumschlag |
| s.o. | someone jemand – jmd. |
| sth. | something etwas – etw. |
| tel | telephone Telefon – Tel. |
| TM | trademark Warenzeichen – Wz. |
| usu. | usually gewöhnlich, üblicherweise |
| VAT | value-added tax Mehrwertsteuer – MwSt. |
| w/o
w/out |
without ohne – o. |
| ZIP | zone of improved delivery Postleitzahl – PLZ |
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