| Acronym | Meaning |
![](file.png) | ADC | Association Of District Councils |
![](file.png) | ADR | American Depository Receipt |
![](file.png) | AEF | Aggregate External Finance |
![](file.png) | AIG | American International Group |
![](file.png) | AIR | Assumed Interest Rate |
![](file.png) | ALACE | Association Of Local Authority Chief Executives |
![](file.png) | AME | Annually Managed Expenditure |
![](file.png) | AMEX | American Express (credit Card) |
![](file.png) | APR | Annual Percentage Rate |
![](file.png) | ARM | Adjustable Rate Mortgage |
![](file.png) | ARS | Auction Rate Securities |
![](file.png) | ATM | Automated Teller Machine |
![](file.png) | BCA | Basic Credit Approval |
![](file.png) | BTA | British Tourist Authority |
![](file.png) | BVI | Best Value Initiative |
![](file.png) | CABE | Commission For Architecture & The Built Environment |
![](file.png) | CB | Carte Blanche (as In Diner's Club Carte Blanche Credit Card) |
![](file.png) | CBD | Commerce Business Daily |
![](file.png) | CC | Cross Cutting |
![](file.png) | CCN | County Council Network |
![](file.png) | CCSS | Community Charge For Standard Spending |
![](file.png) | CCT | Compulsory Competitive Tendering |
![](file.png) | CD | Certificate Of Deposit |
![](file.png) | CDO'S | Collateralised Debt Obligations |
![](file.png) | CDSC | Contingent Deferred Sales Charge |
![](file.png) | CFP | Certified Financial Planner |
![](file.png) | CIPFA | Chartered Institute Of Public Finance And Accountancy |
![](file.png) | CLO'S | Collateralised Loan Obligations |
![](file.png) | CM | Command Paper |
![](file.png) | CMF | Capital Modernisation Fund |
![](file.png) | CMO | Collateralized Mortgage Obligation |
![](file.png) | CMPS | Centre For Management And Policy Studies |
![](file.png) | COVE | Centres Of Vocational Excellence |
![](file.png) | CSR | Comprehensive Spending Review |
![](file.png) | CUSIP | Committee On Uniform Securities Identification Procedures |
![](file.png) | DB | Defined Benefit (retirement Plan; For Example, A Pension) |
![](file.png) | DC | Defined Contribution (retirement Plan; For Example, A 401(k) Plan) |
![](file.png) | DCA | Dollar Cost Averaging |
![](file.png) | DCMS | Department Of Culture, Media And Sport |
![](file.png) | DEFRA | Department Of Environment, Food And Rural Affairs |
![](file.png) | DEL | Departmental Expenditure Limit |
![](file.png) | DFEE | Department For Education And Employment |
![](file.png) | DFES | Department For Education And Skills |
![](file.png) | DIS | Departmental Investment Strategies (UK) |
![](file.png) | DR | The Daily Reckoning |
![](file.png) | DTCC | Depository Trust & Clearing Corporation |
![](file.png) | DTLR | Department Of Transport, Local Government And The Regions |
![](file.png) | DWP | Department For Work And Pensions |
![](file.png) | EFT | Electronic Funds Transfer |
![](file.png) | EMA | Education Maintenance Allowances |