M
m.=mile,metre,mark,month,minute,meridian(noon)哩,公尺,記號,月,分,中午
m/d=month after date 出票后……月付款
memo.=memorandum 備忘錄
M.I.P.=marine insurance policy 海上保險單
misc.=miscellaneous雜項
M/L=more or less增或減
M/N=Minimum最低額
MO=Money Order撥款單,匯款單,匯票
m/s=months after sight見票后……月付款
m.s.=mail steamer,mail transfer油船,輪船
M.T.=metric ton,mail transfer公噸,信匯
M/T=Mail Transfer信匯
m.v.=motor vessel輪船
MNC=multi-national corporation跨國公司
N
N.B.=Nota Bene(take notice)注意
NO.=number號碼
n/p=non-payment拒付
Nt.Wt=Net Weight凈重
O
O.=Order定單,定貨
O.B/L=Order bill of lading指示式提單
O.C.P.=Overland Common Point通常陸上運輸可到達地點
O/C=Outward Collection出口托收
OD.=Overdraft透支
O/d=overdraft,on demand透支,要求即付款(票據)
O/No.=order number定單編號
o.p.=open policy預約保單
O/R=Outward Remittance匯出匯款
ORT=ordinary telegram尋常電報
o/s=on sale,out of stock廉售,無存貨
O/S=old style老式
o.t.=old term舊條件
oz=ounce盎斯
P
P/A,p/a=particular average單獨海損
pa=power of attorney委任狀
=private account私人賬戶
p.a.=per annum(by the year)每年
p.c.=per cent,petty cash百分比,零用金
p.l.=partial loss分損
P.&I.=Protection and Indemnity意外險
P.&L.=profit and loss益損
P.M.O.=postal money order郵政匯票
P/N=promissory note本票
P.O.B.=postal office box郵政信箱
p.o.d.=payment on delivery交貨時付款
P.O.D.=Pay on Delivery發貨付款
P/O=Payment Order支付命令
P/R=parcel receipt郵包收據
prox.=proximo(next month)下月
PS.=postscript再啟
pt.=pint品脫
P.T.O.=please turn over請看里面
PTL=private tieline service電報專線業務