STANDARD ABBREVIATIONS



Word or Phrase

Abbreviation

ACCOUNT, ACCOUNTING

ACCT

ACCOUNTS PAYABLE

AP

ADDITION

ADDN

ADMINISTRATOR, ADMINISTRATION

ADM

AGENCY

AGCY

AGENT

AGT

AGRICULTURE

AGR

AIR FORCE BASE

AFB

ALSO KNOWN AS

AKA

AMERICAN

AMER

APARTMENT

APT

APPLIED

APPL

ARCHITECT

ARCHT

ARMY POST OFFICE

APO

ASSISTANT

ASST

ASSOCIATE, ASSOCIATES

ASSOC

ASSOCIATION

ASSN

ATLANTIC

ATL

ATTENTION

ATTN

ATTORNEY

ATTY

AVENUE

AVE

BANK

BK

BANKING

BKG

BANKRUPTCY

BKCY

BOARD

BD

BOARD OF DIRECTORS

BD DIR

BOARD OF TRUSTEES

BD TR

BOOKKEEPING

BKPG

BOROUGH

BOR

BOULEVARD

BLVD

BRANCH

BR

BROTHERS

BROS

BUILDING

BLDG

BUREAU

BUR

BUSINESS

BUS

CARE OF

C O

CASUALTY

CAS

CENTER

CTR

CENTRAL

CEN

CERTIFIED

CERT

CERTIFIED PUBLIC ACCOUNTANT

CPA

CHAPTER

CH

CIRCLE

CIR

CIRCUIT

CIRC

CITY

CY

CLERK

CLK

COLLECT, COLLECTION

COLL

COLLEGE

COL

COMMERCE

COM

COMMERICAL

COML

COMMISSION, COMMISSIONER

COMM

COMMITTEE

COMM

COMMONWEALTH

CMWLTH

COMMERCE

COM

COMPANY

CO

COMPTROLLER

COMPT

CONFEDERATION

CONFED

CONFERENCE

CONF

CONSOLIDATED

CONSOL

CONSTRUCTION

CONST

CONTINENTAL

CONT

CONTROLLER

CONTR

COOPERATIVE

COOP

CORPORATION

CORP

COUNTY

CO

COURT

CT

COURTHOUSE

CTHSE

CUSTODIAN

CUST

DATED

DTD

DECEASED

DECD

DEFENSE

DEF

DEPARTMENT

DEPT

DEPUTY

DEP

DIRECTOR, DIRECTORS

DIR, DIRS

DISTRICT

DIST

DIVISION

DIV

DOING BUSINESS AS

DBA

DRIVE

DR

EDUCATION

ED

EQUIPMENT

EQUIP

ESQUIRE

ESQ

ESTATE

EST

EXECUTIVE

EXEC

EXPRESS

EXP

EXPRESSWAY

EXPWY

FACILITY

FAC

FAMILY

FAM

FEDERAL

FED

FEDERAL RESERVE BANK

FRB

FIELD

FLD

FINANCE, FINANCIAL

FIN

FLEET POST OFFICE

FPO

FLOOR

FL

FOR THE BENEFIT OF

FBO

FORT

FT

FOUNDATION

FDN

FREEWAY

FRWY

FUND

FD

GENERAL

GEN

GENERAL DELIVERY

GEN DEL

GENERAL MANAGER

GM

GOVERNMENT

GOV

HARBOR

HBR

HARDWARE

HDWE

HEADQUARTER, HEADQUARTERS

HQ, HQS

HEIGHTS

HTS

HIGHWAY

HWY

HONORABLE

HON

HOSPITAL

HOSP

IN CARE OF

C O

INCLUDING

INCL

INCORPORATED

INC

INDEPENDENT

IND

INFORMATION

INFO

INDUSTRIAL

INDUS

INSTITUTE, INSTITUTION

INST

INSTRUMENT

INSTR

INSURANCE

INS

INTEREST

INT

INTERNATIONAL

INTL

JUNCTION

JCT

LANE

LN

LIMITED

LTD

LOCAL

LOC

LODGE

LDG

MANAGEMENT

MGT

MANAGER

MGR

MANUFACTURER

MFR

MANUFACTURING

MFG

MARKET

MKT

MARKETING

MKTG

MEDICAL

MED

MEMORIAL

MEM

MILITARY

MIL

MORTGAGE

MTGE

MOUNT, MOUNTAIN

MT

MUNICIPAL

MUNI

NATIONAL

NATL

NORTHERN

NOR

NUMBER

NO

OFFICE

OFF

ORDER

ORD

ORGANIZATION

ORG

PARK

PK

PARKWAY

PKY

PARTNERSHIP

PTNSP

PAYMENT

PYMT

PLACE

PL

PLAZA

PLZ

POINT

PT

POST OFFICE

PO

PRESIDENT

PRES

PROFESSIONAL

PRO

PROPERTY

PROP

PUBLIC

PUB

PUBLIC LAW

P L

PURSUANT

PURS

RAILROAD

R R

REGULATION

REG

REPRESENTATIVE

REP

RIDGE

RDG

ROAD

RD

ROADWAY

RDWY

ROOM

RM

ROUTE

RT

RURAL DELIVERY

R D

RURAL FREE DELIVERY

R F D

RURAL ROUTE

R R

SAVINGS

SVGS

SCHOOL

SCH

SECRETARY

SEC

SECTION

SECT

SERVICE

SERV

STANDARD

STD

STAR ROUTE

ST RT

STATE

ST

STATION

STA

STORAGE

STGE

STREET

ST

SUITE

STE

SUPERINTENDENT

SUPT

SUPPLEMENT, SUPPLEMENTARY

SUPL

SYSTEM, SYSTEMS

SYS

TECHNOLOGY, TECHNICAL

TECH

TELEVISION

TV

TERRACE

TER

TOWNSHIP

TWP

TREASURER, TREASURY

TREAS

TURNPIKE

TPK

UNION

UN

UNIVERSITY

UNIV

VALLEY

VLY

VILLAGE

VLG

WHOLESALE

WHSLE



DIRECTIONS:
Abbreviate only in street addresses. If part of a city name, do not abbreviate. Abbreviate as necessary in Vendor name only if not the first word.


NORTH, SOUTH, EAST, WEST,

N, S, E, W

NORTHEAST, SOUTHEAST,

NE, SE

NORTHWEST, SOUTHWEST

NW, SW



STATES (INCL CANADIAN PROVINCES):
Two character abbreviations for states, provinces, etc. can be found by scanning the State Code Reference Table (STCT) in FFS.

Updated February 5, 2003
Accounting Services Division