| Acronym | Meaning |
| OPM | Other People's Money |
| GEP | General Expenditure Policy |
| MSI | Multiple Streams Of Income |
| RO | Revenue Outturn |
| BVI | Best Value Initiative |
| PBGC | The Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation |
| IOU | I Owe You |
| NDPB | Non-Departmental Public Bodies |
| RAB | Resource Budgeting And Accounting |
| CDO'S | Collateralised Debt Obligations |