Commonly seen Business Acronyms and Abbreviations

1：COB – close of business 工作日结束时间

例：The deadline of this project is COB this Friday.

2：COD – cash on delivery 货到付款

3：N/A – not applicable 不适用 （”/”读成forwad slash）

4：BTW – by the way 顺便说一句

5：FYI – for your information 跟你说一下

6：ASAP – as soon as possible 越快越好

7：TBD – to be determined 还没决定

例：Hold on on that issue. Tthat’s TBD.

8：APR – Annual percentage rate 年利率

例：What’s the APR on your credit card? 23%

9：KPI – key performance indicator 关键绩效指标

10：SOP – standard operation precedure 标准操作规程

11：HQ – headquarter 公司总部

12：ETA – estimated time of arrival 预计到达时间

例：What’s the ETA on the new shipment?

13：YTD – year to date 从开年到今日

14：EOM – end of message 信息结束 （经常用于邮件主题）

15：FWIW – for what it’s worth 再说一句