abbreviation

“Even minor changes, such as to a middle name or abbreviation, can cause processing issues,” says Elizabeth Young, director of tax practice at the American Institute of CPAs.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 20, 2026

In that payment, a "Peter Mandelson" is named on the account as "BEN", which is often an abbreviation for beneficiary.

From BBC ● Feb. 1, 2026

People joke that the abbreviation Lao PDR means "Lao Please Don't Rush".

From Barron's ● Dec. 1, 2025

The term “tradwife” is an abbreviation of “traditional wife” – often portrayed on these platforms as a white, married, stay-at-home mother.

From Salon ● Sep. 22, 2025

As a rule, any loan that had been turned into an acronym or abbreviation could more clearly be called a “subprime loan,” but the bond market didn’t want to be clear.

From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis

It was confusing and frustrating, full of obscure abbreviations and requiring way too many clicks to put in a simple order.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 28, 2026

Castellanos said Quintana’s account would post Instagram stories with “symbols or abbreviations which coincided with intersections allowing for all to respond in a flash mob fashion and overwhelm the location.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 5, 2025

Other experiments included participants who rated their texting conversations with people who either were or weren't using abbreviations.

From Science Daily ● Nov. 14, 2024

Indians are fond of their abbreviations and acronyms and you’re likely to come across a fair few of those in this live page.

From BBC ● Jun. 3, 2024

Obviously writers cannot avoid abbreviations and technical terms altogether.

From "The Sense of Style" by Steven Pinker