Bueinss Flashcards
(102 cards)
1
Q
AGM
A
Annual general meeting
2
Q
AOB
A
Any other business
3
Q
APC
A
Area partnership company
4
Q
APR
A
Annual percentage rate
5
Q
ASAI
A
Advertising standards authority of Ireland
6
Q
ASTI
A
Association of secondary teachers of Ireland
7
Q
ATM
A
Automatic teller machine
8
Q
BEP
A
Breakeven point
9
Q
BES
A
Business expansion scheme
10
Q
BIK
A
Benefit in kind
11
Q
BOP
A
Balance of payments
12
Q
CAD
A
Computer aided design
13
Q
CAI
A
Consumer association of Ireland
14
Q
CAM
A
Computer aided manufacturing
15
Q
CAP
A
Common agricultural policy
16
Q
CAT
A
Capital acquisitions tax
17
Q
CCPC
A
Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (formerly NCA)
18
Q
CEB
A
County enterprise boards
19
Q
CEO
A
Chief executive officer
20
Q
CFF
A
Cash flow forecast
21
Q
CFP
A
Common fisheries policy
22
Q
CGT
A
Capital gains tax
23
Q
CIM
A
Computer integrated manufacturing
24
Q
CPI
A
Consumer price index
25
CPT
Corporation profit tax
26
CRO
Companies registration office
27
CSO
Central statistics office
28
CV
Curriculum vitae
29
DD
Direct debit
30
DIRT
Deposit interest retention tax
31
EA
Equality authority
32
EAT
Employment appeals tribunal
33
ECB
European central bank
34
EDI
Electronic data interchange
35
EGM
Extraordinary general meting
36
EIA
Environmental impact assessment
37
EMU
European monetary union
38
EPA
Environmental protection agency
39
EPOS
Electronic point of sale
40
ERDF
European regional development fund
41
ESF
European social fund
42
EU
European union
43
FC
Fixed costs
44
FDI
Foreign direct investment
45
GNP
Gross national product
46
HP
Hire purchase
47
HRM
Human resource management
48
IBEC
Irish business and employers’ confederation
49
ICT
Information and communications technology
50
ICTU
Irish congress of trade unions
51
IDA
Industrial development agency
52
IFA
Irish farmers association
53
IFSC
International financial services centre
54
ISDN
Integrated services digital network
55
ISME
Irish small and medium enterprises
56
ISO
International standards organisation
57
IT
Information technology
58
ITAA
Irish travel agents association
59
JIC
Joint industrial council
60
JIT
Just in time
61
JLC
Joint labour committee
62
LAN
Local area network
63
LRC
Labour relations commission
64
LTD
Private limited company
65
MBO
Management buy out
66
MD
Managing director
67
MEP
Member of European parliament
68
NAFTA
North American free trade area
69
NAMA
National assets management agency
70
NCA
National consumer agency
71
P&L
Profit and loss account
72
PAYE
Pay as you earn
73
PC
Personal computer
74
PLC
Public limited company
75
PR
Public relations
76
PPSN
Personal public service number
77
PRO
Public relations officer
78
PRSI
Pay related social insurance
79
R&D
Research and development
80
ROCE
Return on capital employed
81
ROI
Return on investment
82
SEM
Single European market
83
SIPTU
Services, industrial, professional and technical union
84
SMART
Specific, measurable, agreed, realistic ,timed objectives
85
SME
Small and medium sized enterprises
86
SO
Standing order
87
SRCOP
Standard rate cut-off point
88
SWOT
Strengths, weaknesses, opportunities and threats
89
TC
Total costs
90
TNC
Transnational company
91
TQM
Total quality management
92
TR
Total revenue
93
TUI
Teachers union of Ireland
94
USC
Universal social charge
95
USP
Unique selling point
96
VAT
Value added tax
97
VC
Variable costs
98
VDU
Visual display unit
99
VHI
Voluntary health insurance
100
WRC
Workplace Relations Commission ( Formerly the LRC)
101
WTO
World trade organisation
102
WWW
World wide web
