QTY QUANTITY

QTD QUOTED

QL/TY QUALITY

QR QUARTER

QSTN QUESTION

QT QUART

QUE QUOTE

QUOTN QUOTATION

R ARE

RCNT RECENT

RCVD;REC'D RECEIVED

RECPT RECEIPT

REF REFERENCE

RELATNS RELATIONS

REP REPRESENTATIVE

REQRMTS REQUIREMENTS

RGD REGISTERED

RGDS REGARDS

RGRT REGRET

R.I. RE-INSURANCE

REM REAM

RGDG REGARDING

RM REMITTANCE

R.O. REMITTANCE ORDER

RPT REPEAT

RQR REQUIRE

R.S.V.P. REPONDEZ S'IL VOUS PLAIT

R.Y.T. REPLYING TO YOUR TELEGRAM

S SHILLING

S IS

$;D DOLLAR


SB SOMEBODY

S.C. SEE COPY

SCHDL SCHEDULE

S/D SIGHT DRAFT

SDY SUNDRIES

SE SECURITIES

SEC SECRETARY

SEPT SEPTEMBER

SGD SIGNED

SHDB SHOULD BE

SHLB SHALL BE

SHIPG SHIPPING

SHIPT SHIPMENT

SHIPD SHIPPED

SYST SYSTEM

S/N SHIPPING NOTE

SOC SOCIETY

S.O.S. SAVE OUR SHIP

SPEC SPECIFICATION

SQ SQUARE

SS;S.S. STEAMSHIP

ST STREET

S.T. SHORT TON

STG STERLING

STAND STANDARD

STANDG STANDING

STH SOMETHING

STL STILL

STOR STORAGE

STR STEAMER

SUBJ SUBJECT

SUN SUNDAY

SZS SIZE


T TON

T.A. TELEGRAPHIC ADDRESS

TDY TODAY

TEL NR TELEPHONE NUMBER

TK TAKE

TKS THANKS

T.L. TOTAL LOSS

THFR THEREFORE

THUR THURSDAY

THRU THROUGH

T.M.O. TELEGRAPHIC MONEY ORDER

TOB TO BE

TOM TOMORROW

TONN TONNAGE

T.P.N.D. THEFT,PILFERAGE & NON-DELIVERY

T/R TRUST RECEIPT

TRVL TRAVEL

T/T TELEGRAPHIC TRANSFER

U YOU

ULT ULTIMO

UR;YR YOUR

URGG URGING

UGT URGENT

V WE

VIA BY WAY OF

VIZ VADE LICET,NAMELY

V'L WE'LL

VOL. VOLUME

VOY VOYAGE

V.P. VICE PRESIDENT


VR OUR

V.V. VICE VERSA

W WITH

W.A. WITH AVERAGE

WDTH WIDTH

WHF WHARF

WK WEEK

WL WILL

WLB WILL BE

W.R. WAR RISK

WT WEIGHT

W/OUT WITHOUT

WUD WOULD

W/W WAREHOUSE TO WAREHOUSE

WZ WITH

X MAS CHRISTMAS

X.P. EXPRES PAYE = EXTRA MESSAGE PAID

YD YARD

YR YEAR,YOUR

? STERLING,STG

$ DOLLAR,USD

# NUMBER,NO.,NR.

& AND,N

360?? 360??DEGREES

@ AT

= IS EQUAL TO,EQUALS

+ PLUS

- MINUS

G.S.W. GROSS SHIPPING WEIGHT

G.T. GROSS TON

GV GIVE

HHD HOGSHEAD

HK HANK;HONG KONG

H.M. HECTOMETRE

H.O. HEAD OFFICE

HON HONORABLE

HRS HOURS

HS. HAS

HT HEIGHT

HUND HUNDRED

HV HAVE

HVB HAVE BEEN

I/C INWARD COLLECTION

ID IDEM = THE SAME

I.E. IDEST = THAT IT

IMP IMPORT

IMPTNT IMPORTANT

IN INCH

INC INCORPORATED

INFM INFORM

INFO;INFMTN INFORMATION

INQ INQUIRE

INSP INSPECTION

INST INSTANT

INSTRCTN INSTRUCTION

INSUR INSURANGE

INT INTEREST

INT'L INTERNATIONAL

INTRSED INTERESTED

INV INVOICE

INVT INVENTORY


IOT IN ORDER TO

I.O.U I OWE YOU

I/P INSURANCE POLICY

I/R INWARD REMITTANCE

ISS ISSUE

IT ITEM

I.T.O. INTERNATIONAL TRADE ORGANIZATION

J.A. JOINT ACCOUNT

JAN JANUARY

JT JOINT

KG KILOGRAMME

KILO KILOMETRE

LB POUND

L/A LETTER OF authorization

LB POUND

L/C LETTER OF CREDIT

L.D.TEL. LONG-DISTANCE TELEPHONE

L/G LETTER OF GUARANTEE

LT LETTER

L.T. LONG TON

LTD;LD LIMITED

L/U LETTER OF UNDERTAKING

M METRE/MILE

M/A;M.ACCT. MYACCOUNT

MAR MARCH

MAX MAXIMUM

M/D MONTHS AFTER DATE

MDME MADAME

MEMO MEMORANDUM

MESSRE MESSIEURS

MFD. MANUFACTURED


MFR. MANUFACTURER

M.I. MARINE INSURANCE

MIN MINIMUM

MK MARK

MKT MARKET

M.M. MERCHANT MARINE

M.O. MONEY ORDER, MAIL ORDER

MON MONDAY

MR MISTER

MRS MISTRESS

M.S. MOTORSHIP

M/S MONTHS AFTER SIGHT

MSG MESSAGE

M/T MAIL TRANSFER

M.T. METRIC TON

MTG MORTGAGE

MTR MATTER

MUSTB MUST BE

M.V. MOTOR-VESSEL

N AND

NAV NAVIGATION

N.B. NOTA BENE(N.B.) = TAKE NOTICE

N.C. NET CAPITAL

NEGO NEGOTIATE

NET P NET PROCEEDS

NIL NOTHING

NO NUMBER

NOV NOVEMBER

N/P NO PAYMENT

NR NUMBER

N.WT NET WEIGHT


NXT NEXT

PCT PER CENT

OBLD OBLIGED

OBJ OBJECT

O/C OUTWARD COLLECTION

OC OUR CABLE

OCT OCTOBER

OD OVERDRAFT

ODR ORDER

OFR OFFER

O.K. ALL CORRECT

ON A/C ON ACCOUNT

O.P. OPEN POLICY

OPTN OPTION

O/R OUTWARD REMITTANCE

OT,OTLX OUR TELEGRAM, OUR TELEX

P PAGE

P/A PROCUREMENT AUTHORIZATION

PAYT PAYMENT

PAT PATENT

PC PIECE

PCL PARCEL

P.C. PER CENTUM

PD PAID

PER ANN PER ANNUM = BY THE YEAR

P.I. PROFORMA INVOICE

P.& I. PRODUCTION AND INDEMNITY

PKG PACKAGE

P.& L PROFIT AND LOSS

PLS PLEASE

PLSD PLEASED


PLSUR PLEASURE

P.M. POST MERIDIEM = AFTERNOON

P.M.O. POSTAL MONEY ORDER

P/O PAYMENT ORDER

P.N. PROMISSORY NOTE

P.O. POST OFFICE,POSTAL ORDER

P.O. PURCHASE ORDER

P.O.B. POST OFFICE BOX

P.O.C. PORT OF CALL

P.O.D. PAY ON DELIVERY

P.O.R. PAYABLE ON RECEIPT

PP PAGES

PPD PREPAID

PR PAIR, PRICE

PRBLM PROBLEM

PRC PRICE

PRDCTN PRODUCTION

PREF PREFERRED

PREM PREMIUM

PRES PRESIDENT

PREV PREVIOUS

PROB PROBABLY

PRDCT PRODUCT

PROMOTG PROMOTING

PRX PRICE

P.S. POST SCRIPT

PSTN POSITION

PTN PATTERN

P.T.O. PLEASE TURN OVER

PURCHS PURCHASE

PYMT PAYMENT

CL CLASS;CLAUSE;CLERK

CM CENTIMETRE

CMDTY COMMODITY

C.N.;C/N CREDIT NOTE

CNCL CANCEL

CNCLSN CONCLUSION

CNSDRTN CONSIDERATION

CNT CONTRACT

C.O. CERTIFICATE OF ORIGIN

C/O CASH ORDER;CARE OF

CO;COY COMPANY

C.O.D. CASH ON DELIVERY

COLLR COLLECTOR

COM,COMM,COMMN COMMISSION

CON.INV. CONSULAR INVOICE

CONSGT,CONS'T CONSIGNMENT

CONT,CONTR CONTRACT

CONTG CONTAINING,CONTINUING

CORP CORPORATION

COOP COOPERATION

C/P;C.PY. CHARTER PARTY

C.P.A CERTIFIED PUBLIC ACCOUNTANT

CRT CORRECT

CR;CRED CREDIT

CSTMRS CUSTOMERS

CTGE CARTAGE

CUB CUBIC

CUD COULD

CURR;CUR;CURT CURRENT

CURR ACCT CURRENT ACCOUNT

C.W.O. CASH WITH ORDER


CY CURRENCY

D ROMAN500

D/A DOCUMENTS AGAINST ACCEPTANCE

D.A. DEBIT ADVICE

D/A DAYS AFTER ACCEPTANCE

DBLE DOUBLE

DBT DEBT,DEBIT

D/D D.D. DEMAND DRAFT

DE.;DEF DEFERRED

DEB DEBENTURE

DEBT DEBTOR

DEC DECEMBER

DECSN DECISION

DESCV DECISIVE

DEG DEGREE

DELY DELIVERY

DEM DEMURRAGE

DEP DEPOSIT,DEPUTY

DEPT;DPT DEPARTMENT

DEVELOPG DEVELOPING

D.F;D.FRT DEAD FREIGHT

DIS THIS

DISAPNTD DISAPPOINTED

DRT DRAFT

DIA DIAMETER

DIFF DIFFERENCE

DIR DIRECTOR

DIS;DISC;DISCT DISCOUNT

DIST DISTRICT

DIV DIVIDEND

D.K;DK DOCK

DLS DOLIARS


DLT DAY LETTER TELEGRAM

DM DECIMETRE

D/N DEBIT NOTE

D/O;D.O. DELIVERY ORDER

DO;DTO DITTO = THE SAME

DOC DOCUMENT

DOZ,DZ DOZEN

D/P DOCUMENTS AGAINST PAYMENT

DPTH DEPTH

DIS D.S.DYS ST DAYS AFTER SIGHT

DS;D'S DAYS

D.S.T. DAYLIGHTSAVING TIME

DTL DETAIL

DUP;DUPL DUPLICATE

DURG DURING

D.W. DEAD WEIGHT

EA EACH

EC ERROR CORRECTION

E.C.M. CUROPEAN COMMON MARKET

ECOM ECONOMY

EDIT;ED EDITION

E.G.EX.G. EXEMPLI GRATIA = FOR EXAMPLE

ELEC ELECTRICITY

E.M.F. ELECTRO-MOTIVE

ENC;ENCL ENCLOSURE

ENG ENGLAND,ENGLISH

ENTD ENTERED

E.& O.E. ERRORS AND OMISSIONS EXCEPTED


EQ EQUAL,EQUIVALENT

ESQ;ESQRE ESQUIRE

ET,AL. ET ALII = AND OTHERS

E.T.A. ESTIMATED TIME OF ARRIVAL

ETC. ET CETERA = AND SO FORTH

E.T.D. ESTIMATED TIME OF DEPARTURE

EUR EUROPE

EV EVERY

EXCEPTN EXCEPTION

EXCY EXCELLENCY

EXD EXAMINED

EX DIV EX DIVIDEND

EXP EXPORT,EXPRESS,EXPENSES

EXS EXPENSES

EXT EXTRA

F FAHRENHEIT

F/A/A;F.A.A. FREE FROM ALL AVERAGE

F.A.Q. FAIR AVERAGE QUALITY

F.A.S. FREE ALONGSIDE SHIP

F.B. FREIGHT BILL

FR FRANC

F.& D FREIGHT AND DEMURRAGE

F.E. FOR EXAMPLE

FEB FEBRUARY

F.G.A. FREE FORM GENERAL AVERAGE

F.I. FOR INSTANCE

FIG FIGURE

FIN STAT FINANCIAL STATEMENT

FIN STNDG FINANCIAL STANDING

FIN.YR. FINANCIAL YEAR


F.I.T. FREE OF INCOME TAX

FLWS;FLW FOLLOWS,FOLLOW

FM FROM

F/O IN FAVOR OF

F.O.B FREE ON BOARD

F.O.C. FREE ON CHARGE

F.O.I. FREE OF INTEREST

F.O.R. FREE ON RAIL

F.O.T. FREE ON TRUCK

FO.VO FILIO VERSO = TURN THE PAGE

F/P FIRE POLICY

F.P.A. FREE FROM PARTICULAR AVERAGE

FR FOR

FRI FRIDAY

FRNDLY FREINDLY

FRT FREIGHT

FRT.PPD. FREIGHT PREPAID

FT FOOT,FEET

FT.IN. FEET AND INCHES

FWD FORWARO

F.X. FOREIGN EXCHANGE

G.A. G/A GENERAL AVERAGE

GAL;GALL GALLON

GAS GASOLINE

GD GOOD

GDS GOODS

G/N GUARANTEE OF NOTES

GM;GRM GRAMME,GRAM

GR GROSS

GR.WT. GROSS WEIGHT

A.AR.;AAR AGAINST ALL RISKS

ABV ABOVE

ABT ABOUT

ABBR ABBREVIATION

ABS,STA ABSTRACT,STATEMENT

AC ACRE

ACCT ACCOUNT;ACCOUNTANT

A/C;ACCT CURT ACCOUNT CURRENT

ACC ACCEPTANCE;ACCEPTED

ACDG;ACDGLY ACCORDING;ACCORDINGLY

ACPTBLE ACCEPTABLE

ACKGT;ACKMT ACKNOWLEDGEMENT

ACPTC ACCEPTANCE

ADJ ADJUST

ADV ADVISE

AD.;ADVT ADVERTISEMENT

A.D. ANNO DOMINI=SINCE THE BIRTH OF CHRIST

A/D AFTER DATE

AD VAL ACCORDING TO THE VALUE

ADMR ADMINISTRATOR

A.F.B. AIR FREIGHT BILL

AFFT AFFIDAVIT

AFT AFTER

AFTN AFTERNOON

AGT AGENT

ALTHO ALTHOUGH


ALWD ALLOWED

AMB AMBASSADOR

AMER;AMERN AMERICAN

A.M. ANTE MERIDIEM;BEFORE NOON

AMP AMPERE

AMT AMOUNT

ANS ANSWER;ANSWERED

A/O;ACC/O ACCOUNT OF

A/OR AND/OR

A/P AUTHORITY TO PURCHASE

A.P. ACCOUNT PAYABLE

APP APPENDIX

APPROX APPROXIMATELY

APL;APR APRIL

A.R.;A/R ALL RISKS;ACCOUNT RECEIVABLE

ARGE ARRANGE

ARR ARRIVAL

ARVD ARRIVED

ARRNG ARRANGE

ARRT ARRANGEMENT

ART ARTICALE

ASAP AS SOON AS POSSIBLE

A/S;ACC/S ACCOUNT SALES

A/S AFTER SIGHT

ASSIMT ASSIGNMENT

ASST ASSISTANT

ASST ASSISTANCE

ASSTD ASSISTED


@ AT,TO,FROM

ATT;ATTN;ATT'N ATTENTION

ATTY ATTORNEY

AUCT AUCTION

AUG AUGUST

AVE AVENUE

AVLBL AVAILABLE

A.W. ALL WOOL

A/W ACTUAL WEIGHT

AWTG AWAITING

BAL BALANCE

BANKY BANKRUPTCY

BAR BARREL

BRARGN BARGAIN

B.B BACK-TO-BACK ACCOUNT

B/B BILL BROUGHT

b.b BEARER BOND

B.C BEFORE CHRIST,BILL FOR COLLECTION

BCOZ BECAUSE

B.D.;b.d. BILL DISCOUNTED,BANK DRAFT

b/d. BROUGHT DOWN

BDL BUNDLE

BDTH BREADTH

B/E;B.EX BILL OF EXCHANGE

BEG BEING

B/F BROUGHT FORWARD

BF(R) BEFORE

BG BAG

BIZ BUSINESS

BK BANK;BOOK


BKG BANKING

BKT VASKET

BKR BANKER

BL BALE

BLDG BUILDING

B/L BILL OF LADING

B/N;B,N. BANK NOTE

B.O. BUYER'S OPTION,BRANCH OFFICE

B/O BROUGHT OVER

BOT;BOTT BOTTLE

B.P.;B/P BILL PURCHASED

BR BRAND

B,BRIT BRITISH,BRITAIN

B RGDS BEST REGARDS

BRKGE BROKERAGE

B.S.;B/S BALANCE SHEET

B/S BAGS,BALES

BTN BETWEEN

bu.BUSH BSH BUSHEL

C CENTIGRADE

C CENT

CAPTND CAPTIONED

C/S CA;CAS;CS CASES

C.A.C. CREDIT ADVICE

C.A.D. CASH AGAINST DOCUMENTS

C.A.F. COST AND FREIGHT

CAP CAPTITAL

CAPT;CPT CAPTAIN

CAR CARAT


CARR.PD CARRIAGE PAID

CASH CASHIER

CAT CATALOGUE

C.B. CASH BOOK

C/B CLEAN BILL

CB.FT.CBFT;CFT CUBIC FEET

C.B.D. CASH BEFORE DELIVERY

cu.cm. CUBIC CENTIMETRE

C.C CARBON COPY

CENT. CENT,CENTRUM

CERT.;CERTIF CERTIFICATE;CERTIFIED

CF.;CFR. CONFER

C.F.&C. COST,FREIGHT AND COMMISSION

C.F.&I. COST,FREIGHT AND INSURANCE

CFM CONFIRM

CG CENTIGRAMME

C.H. CLEARING HOUSE

CHEQ CHEQUE

CHGES CHARGES

CHT CHEST

C.I. CERTIFICATE OF INSURANCE

C&I COST AND INSURANCE

CIF COST,INSURANCE,FREIGHT

C.I.F.&C COST,INSURANCE,FREIGHT & COMMISSION

C.I.F.C.&I. COST,INSURANCE,FREIGHT,COMMISSON & INTEREST

C.I.F.&E COST,INSURANCE,FREIGHT & EXCHANGE

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