Acronym

Full Form

ADR

American Depositary Receipt

AMC

Annual Maintenance Contract,Arthrogryposis Multiplex Congenita

AOP

Annual Operating Plan

ASAP

As soon as possible

B2B

Business-to-business

B2C

Business to Consumer

B2G

Business-to-government

BMS

Bachelor of Management Studies, Business Management System

BPO

Business Process Outsourcing

BUSI

Business

CA

Current Account

CEO

Chief executive officer

CFO

Chief Financial Officer

CIA

Certified Internal Auditor

CIMA

Chartered Institute of Management Accountants

CIO

Chief Information Officer

CMO

Chief Medical Officer

COB

Close of Business

COC

Cost of Credit,Cost of Capital

COD

Cost of Debt,Cash on Delivery

COE

Center of Excellence, Cost of Equity

COGS

Cost of Goods Sold

COO

Chief Operating Officer

CPI

Consumer Price Index

Cr

Credit

DCA

Diploma in Computer Application,Dollar Cost Averaging

Dept.

Department

Dir

Director

EAR

Effective annual rate

EBITA

Earnings before interest and taxes and amortization

EBITDA

Earnings before Interest, Taxes, Depreciation, and Amortization

ECB

European Central Bank

EMI

Equated Monthly Installment

EOB

End of business

EOD

End of day

EPC

Engineering, Procurement and Construction

EPS

Earnings per share

ERP

Enterprise Resource Planning

ETD

Estimated Time of Departure

EXP

Export

F/U

Follow-Up

FDI

Foreign Direct Investment

FDP

Finance Department

FIFO

First In, First Out

FL

Financial leverage

FOB

Freight On Board

FOC

Free Of Cost

FPO

Follow on public offer

FY

Fiscal year / Financial year

FYA

For Your Action

FYI

For Your Information

GAAP

Generally Accepted Accounting Principles

GAAS

Generally Accepted Audit Standards

GATT

General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade

GDP

Gross Domestic Product

GDPR

General Data Protection Regulation

GDR

Global depository receipt

GL

General Ledger

GP

Gross Profit

HP

Hire purchase

HQ

Headquarters

HR

Human Resources

HRD

Human Resource Development

IAS

International Accounting Standards

IPO

Initial Public Offering

IR

Interest Rate

IRR

Internal Rate of Return

IRS

Internal Revenue Service

JIS

Just in sequence

JIT

Just in time

JST

Joint Supervisory Team

KRA

Key Result Area

KYC

Know Your Customer

LIFO

Last In, First Out

LLC

Limited Liability Company

Ltd.

Limited Company

MIS

Management Information System

MOU

Memorandum of Understanding

MOU

Memorandum of understanding

MPR

Monthly Progress Report

MSP

Minimum Support Price

MTD

Month-to-date

NAV

Net asset value

NDA

Non-Disclosure Agreement

NII

Net Interest Income

NIM

Net Interest Margin

NOA

Net Operating Assets

NOC

No Objection Certificate

NOI

Net Operating Income

NPA

Non Performing Asset

NPL

Non-performing loan

NPV

Net Present Value

NYSE

New York Stock Exchange

OC

Opportunity Cost

OOO

Out of Office

OTC

Over-the-counter

P&L

Profit and Loss

P/E

Price-to-earnings ratio

P2B

Platform to Business

PA

Purchasing agent,Personal Assistant

PAT

Profit After Tax

PBT

Profit Before Tax

PE

Private Equity

POS

Point of sale

PPP

Purchasing power parity

QTD

Quarter-to-date

R&D

Research and Development

RBA

Reserve Bank of Australia

RBI

Reserve Bank of India

RE

Retained Earnings

RFI

Request for information

RFP

Request for Proposal

RFQ

Request for Quotation

ROA

Return on assets

ROC

Registration Of Company

ROCE

Return on Capital Employed

ROE

Return on Equity

ROI

Return on Investment

ROIC

Return on Invested Capital

ROS

Return on Sales

SAAS

Software-as-a-Service

SCM

Supply Chain Management

SEBI

Securities and Exchange Board of India

SOP

Standard Operating Procedure

TB

Transaction Banking

TBC

To Be Completed

TBD

To Be Defined

TCO

Total Cost of Ownership

TCV

Total Contract Value

TQM-

Total Quality Management

UPI

Unified Payment Interface

USP

Unique Selling Proposition

VAT

Value-Added Tax

VC

Venture Capital

VP

Vice President

WACC

Weighted average cost of capital

WC

Working capital

WTD

Week-To-Date

ZBB

Zero Based Budgeting