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ACCOUNTINGAre Cash Controls Operating Usefully, Need To Investigate Negative Growth Tony McCoy O'Grady
AMERICA (3)Acquire Money! Exploit Resources Innovatively! Capital Access! Charles H. Montgomery, Jr.
Places:Countries
ASSOCIATEAcquaintance Seen Somewhat Often, Commercial Interests Are The Excuse. Angela Brett
People & Relationships
BARGAINBuyer Acquired "Resources = Great" Amount Invested Near/Nil! Charles H. Montgomery, Jr.
BARGAIN (2)Business Acumen Requires Grasping Accurately Investment Needs/Numerically! Charles H. Montgomery, Jr.
BEHIND THE EIGHT BALLBalefully, Everything He'd Invested Never Developed. Then He Erringly Engaged In Gambling; He Then Borrowed Awfully Large Loans. Roger Williams
Assorted Phrases
BIG PROFITSBy Increasing Gross Prices, Rip Off From Idiotically Thick Shoppers Tony McCoy O'Grady
BILLBig, If Lunchers Linger Tony McCoy O'Grady
Food & Drink
BILLEDBought It, Left Loot, Endured Demands Sean Lamb
BONUS (2)Barrage Of Nonsense Undermine Superiority Dundee
BONUS (3)Bankable Overtime Notches Up Salary Tony McCoy O'Grady
BOTTOM LINEBasis Of Trade - To Operate Many Lines Is Needless Expense Tony McCoy O'Grady
BRANDINGBuyers Remember A Name, Discredit If No Good Angela Brett
BRIBEBig Remittance Is Brash Enough Roger Williams
BUSINESSBest Understood Solution If Nothing Else Satisfies Simply Iniyan G
BUSINESS OF POLICE PROTECTIONBecause Unpaid Security Is Not Effective, Somebody Should Offer (For Pay) Officer Left In Charge, Exclusively Premises Requested Of The Employer's Client. This Is Ordinary Nowadays. Angela Brett
People & Relationships:Law & Order
CABINETCaring About Business Induces Negative Employer's Threat Dundee
CABINET (2)Collectivity Assures Blame Is Never Effectively Tackled Tony McCoy O'Grady
Politics
CALCULATECosts: Accurately Logged! Counter Unnecessary Longings! Advance Truth Empathetic! Charles H. Montgomery, Jr.
CALL BACKSCompile A Little Log Book About Customers - Keep Secret! Tony McCoy O'MayIHaveFiveMinutesOfYourTimeToDiscussXYZ?
CHAOS (3)Comprehensive Handling And Organising System David White
CLIENTCustomer List - Industrial Enterprises Need Them Tony McCoy O'Grady
COMPETITION (2)Consumers Often Monitor Price, Ensuring That It's Truly Indicative Of Noteworthiness Angela Brett
CO-OPERATIONComplete Oligarchy Of Petroleum Empires Riles All The Innocent Oil-Needers. Angela Brett (see COMPETITION)
Transport
CORPORATIONCity's Officials Regulate Policy Or Respond Appropriately To Incidents Of Note Tony McCoy O'Grady
CORPORATION (2)Companies Often Report Profits On Retail And Then Insist On Nondisclosure Sean Lamb
COST SAVINGSCut Out Silly Things Since Adding Value Is Not Generating Sales Tony McCoy O'Grady
CSCCitizens, Send Cash Jeff Anonymous (In reference to ezboard.com's premium service)
Re-expansions of existing acronyms
CUSTOMER SATISFACTIONCould Use Some Training On Making Everyone Remember Store As Terrific. I Shouldn't Force A Client To Investigate Our Neighbours. Angela Brett
CUSTOMER SERVICECan't Understand Simple Terms Or Makes Excuses Randomly Says Every Record Vanished Internal Combustion Ensues Rico Leffanta
DEALERSHIPDruggies Earn A Living Encouraging Regularly Smoking Hashish In Pipes Tony McCoy O'Grady
Drugs
DOT COMDoesn't Own Tradable Commodities - Owes Money Tony McCoy O'Grady: Dotcoms usually don't 'do' much and frequently lose money or are in debt since their inception.
Computers:Internet
DSL (4)Don't Say 'Lame'! Angela Brett, as an alternate expansion of the more common Disability Sick Leave.
Re-expansions of existing acronyms
DUESDebtors Union Exorcising Sanity Rico Leffanta
DUTCHDuo Usually Tries Currency Halving Angela Brett, referring to the idiom, 'go Dutch'
EBAYExcellent Buys Available! Yesterday! Roger Williams
Computers:Internet
ECONOMICSEach Column Offers Numerous Opportunities; Make It Count Sensibly Patricia Rix
ECONOMICS (2)Expend Cautiously - Or No Obvious Merit In Careful Saving? Leo Boyes
ELECTRONIC DATA PROCESSINGEver Lost Electronic Credit To Robots Of Nasty Internet Criminals? Don't Allow Their Attacks, Prompt Routine Of Checking Every Site's Security If Negotiating Greenback. Angela Brett
Computers
EXPENSE CONTROLEver Xpanding Purchasing Ensures No Savings Exist. Can One Not Try Regulating Outgoing Lolly? TMcCO'G
EXPENSE MANAGEMENTEvery Xebec Put Elsewhere Needs Some Explicit Meaning And Necessity. Accountants Gain Extra Money Eliminating Needless Tarriffs. Angela Brett
FAILURE (2)Failure = (Assets + Income Lowering Uncontrollably Repeatedly) < Expenses Charles H. Montgomery, Jr.
FAILURE (3)Funds Are Inadequate, Loads Under Running Expenses. Angela Brett
FASHION MARKETINGFind A 'Statement', Hang It On Nonchalant Model, And Rich Kids (Exposing Their Insecurities) 'Need' Garment. Angela Brett
Household Objects:Clothing
FASHIONS (2)Fools Are Spending Hundreds; It's Old Next Season Angela Brett
Household Objects:Clothing
FASTPHONEFunds Are Speedily Transferred, Particularly Handy On Near-Empty. Angela Brett, who often uses her bank's Fastphone service to transfer funds from her savings account to her EFTPOS one.
Communication
FILESFresh Interns Love Elderly Seniors Dundee
FLYERFrightful "Literature" You Eternally Refuse TMcCO'G referring to the handbills handed out on streets to passers-by
Communication
FOCUS GROUPFeed Our Customers Under Scrutiny, Gauging Reactions On Unfamiliar Products. Angela Brett
FRANCHISEFellow Runs A New Company Having Invested Serious Equity Tony McCoy O'Grady
FREE OFFER!Funds Required: Exorbitant! Enticing Offer! Fools Futilely Expect Reward! Charles H. Montgomery, Jr.
GROWSGiven Resources Opportunists Win Sales! Charles H. Montgomery, Jr.
HALTHorrible... Athome Locks Transactions. Jeff Anonymous, in reference to his ISP halting trading at 14 cents.
HANDSHAKEHoping A Nasty Deal Somehow Has A Kiss Enclosed Rico Leffanta
People & Relationships
HANDSHAKE (2)Hope A Nice Deal Still Has A Kind Ending Tamara Parisio
People & Relationships
HIREHardware Is Rented Everywhere Tony McCoy O'Grady
HIRE (2)Having Implement Requires Expenditure Angela Brett
HIRE (3)Help Is Required, Evenings Patricia Rix
HOBBYHopefully Outcome's Big Bucks, Yes? Angela Brett, when Mike from acronymfinder.com mentioned that his hobby now earns him money in advertising and licensing.
IMPORTSI Must Purchase Overseas Requisites Traders Supply Tony McCoy O'Grady
INDEBTEDInsolvent Nymph Discovers Every Banker Trusts Exotic Dancers Rico Leffanta
INSURANCEInvestment Needed Should User Risk Accidental Nasty Chance Event Tony McCoy O'Grady
IRSIncome Retrieval Service Sean Lamb (who just finished filing his 2003 tax return)
Re-expansions of existing acronyms
ISP (2)It Starves, Profitless Angela Brett, as a modification of Jeff's ISP.
Re-expansions of existing acronyms
Computers:Internet
ISP (5)It Shan't Prevail! Angela Brett, referring to Jeff's ISP
Re-expansions of existing acronyms
ISP (6)I'm Sorely Peeved! Tony McCoy O'Grady, in reference to Jeff's ISP
Re-expansions of existing acronyms
Computers:Internet
ISP (7)Internet Stopper Plugged Jeff Anonymous (in reference to what'll happen when @home finally does go down the loo...well, I have AOL on the side just in case)
Re-expansions of existing acronyms
Computers:Internet
ISP (8)It Seeks Profit Jeff Anonymous, as a modification of ISP
Re-expansions of existing acronyms
Computers:Internet
IT'S THE ECONOMY, STUPIDI Think State's Taxing Heavily, Even Employers Cannot Offer New Offices. Maybe You Simply Think Unemployment Punishes Impious Denominations. Angela Brett
Religion
JINGLEJangling Intrusive Notes Generate Lavish Expenditure Tony McCoy O'Grady
Assorted Nouns:Noises
MADE IN USAMexicans Are Deviously Employed Illegally. No Unions Should Apply Tony McCoy O'Grady
MANAGEMENTMaking A Nuisance And Getting Everybody Muddled Eventually Nauseates Them Tony McCoy O'Grady
People & Relationships:The Workforce:Occupations
MEETINGSMeaningless Endeavours Engendering Trash, Including Nagging Grandmothers' Stories. Dundee
MEETINGS (2)My Employer Expects Togetherness - It Never Generates Solutions Tony McCoy O'Grady
MONOPOLYMany Owners Nevermore. One Person Owns Lots. Yikes! Roger Williams
NO LONGER IN BUSINESS"No-One Left, Offices Now Gone, Everyone's Redundant, It's Now Bankrupt." (Usual Speechwriter Is Now Employed Somewhere Solvent.) Angela Brett
PASSWORD (2)People Actually Seem Stupid Working Outside Required Directives Dundee
PIECE OF CAKE! (3)Peace Invasion! Examine Computers! Execution Order: Fillers! Cakers! Assemble Kinder Elevators! Charles H. Montgomery, Jr. Bakery acquires another bakery and gives raises toall.
Food & Drink
POOR MANPeople Ordinary Opulent Retaining Mana And Nous Mary Carr
People & Relationships
PORTFOLIOPlenty Of Red Tape Folding One's Lifetime Investment Opportunities Tony McCoy O'DowJones
PRICEProfit Received = Incoming Cash - Expenses Charles H. Montgomery, Jr.
PRODUCT IMPROVEMENTPlease Remember Ordinary Daily Users. Code Tuning Isn't Much Prized - Regardless Of Velocity, Exasperation Makes Everything Need Time. Angela Brett (Most everyday software doesn't really benefit from code-tuning to make each operation run as quickly as possible... productivity really increases when the software is made easier to use.)
Computers:Programming
PURCHASINGPeople Using Resources Can Haggle And/or Shop In New Grocers Tony McCoy O'ShoppingTrolley
PURCHASING POWERPeople Using Real Cash Have A Strength In Numbers, Grocers Provide Offers Which Earn Revenue TMcCO'G
QUESTIONQuery Usually Eliciting Some Thought, If One's Nice Tony McCoy O'Grady
REFUNDReturning Endorsements For Using Notes, Deficient Jan Morgan
REPOSSESSIONRepugnant Event, Perhaps One Should've Sent Expected Stipend, Since It's Overdue Now. Tony McCoy O'Grady
RETAILReally Expensive Things Are Individually Labelled Tony McCoy O'Grady
RICH MANRandy Ignorant Craving Hideous Money Amid Needy Mary Carr
SALESome Articles Less Expensive Tony Moore
SALES AND MARKETINGSuccessful Agents Learn Each Stock's Assets, New Deals Made Are Regularly - Keep Exceeding Targets In Noteworthy Growth Tony McCoy O'Grady
SALES ANGLE: "HOMES" CHEAP!Secure Abodes: Lush Environs! Swimming! Appropiately Named "Great Lakes Estates: Huron, Ontario, Michigan, Erie & Superior!" Constraint: Have Easy Annual Payments! Charles H. Montgomery, Jr.
Places:Buildings
SALES GOALSShamelessly A Lad Expounds Spurious Gobbledygook On Acme's Latest System Angela Brett
SALES GOALS (2)Seem A Little Excessive? Some General Office Ass Lacks Sense Tony McCoy O'Grady (Sales goals are usually just-about-unachieveable levels set by someone in headquarters, who has never worked on the shop-floor)
SAME DAY PROCESSING'Snaps' Are Magically, Expressly, Developed And (Yes) Printed Rapidly. Our Computer Ensures Shoddy Shot In Not Generated Tony McCoy O'Grady
SCRIPShoddy Controls Ruin Internet Provider Tony McCoy O'Grady, in response to HALT.
SELL!Secure Employment! Live Luxe! Charles H. Montgomery, Jr.
SELL CARSSpec! Exhibit! Log Luxe Cars: Audi, Rolls, Simca! Charles H. Montgomery, Jr.
Transport
SHITShipping Handling Insurance & Tax Apronymous Anonymous
SHOPPINGShe Has One Philia, Purchasing Inexpensive (Not!) Gifts Robert Anonymous
SHOPPING BAGString Handles Often Please Purchasers - I'll Now Go Buying Additional Groceries Tony McCoy O'Grady, as an example of something which is worse with NO STRINGS ATTACHED (String Handles)
SIGNATURE (2)Smallprint Is Giving Nobody A Total Understanding... Refrain/Retract Endorsement. Angela Brett
People & Relationships:Law & Order
STOCKASTICSales That Oscillate Chaotically Keep Any Stockpiling Tendencies In Check. Angela Brett, after reading a paper which mentioned stochastic sales, and thinking that perhaps 'stockastic' would be a better term.
Words & Wordplay:Made Up Words
STOCKS AND SHARESSeeking Tons Of Capital, Keen Shareholders Always Need Detailed Statements - Hopefully Annual Returns Escalate Sharply Tony McCoy O'Grady
STOPSuspend Trading On Provider Tony McCoy O'Grady, in response to HALT.
SUPPLY CHAINSome Use Palmtop PCs/ Laptops - You Can Have Airbourne Information Network Angela Brett, thinking of recent TV ads showing the way a biscuit company makes use of tablet PCs with wireless internet to automate their 'supply chain'.
SURVIVE! (4)Sensing Unresonable/Unexpected Rise Valiantly! Innovate Victory Enthusiastically/Energetically/Electrically! Charles H. Montgomery, Jr.
Assorted Verbs
SWAPSubstitute Without A Prayer Rico Leffanta
SWAP (2)Switch With A Peer's Angela Brett
TIP (4)Thanks, Inexperienced Porter! Angela Brett
TIP (2)The Insider: "Psssst..." Angela Brett
Communication
TAB (2)Taking A Bill Jan Morgan
TABTotal A Bill Tony McCoy O'Grady
UNBEATABLE PRICESUse No Banknotes Extra! Afford The Absolute Best Low Echelon Products! Rubbish Is Cheap, Expect Some. Angela Brett
UNBEATABLE PRICES (2)Usually Nobody Believes Everything Advertised Today, Although Bigger Lies Easily Permit Retailers Instantly Contacting Every Sucker. Roger Williams
VAPORWAREVenders Advertise Prematurely. Often Resources Wane And Research Ends. Roger Williams
VISA CARDVastly Increases Spending Ability... Can Also Raise Debts Angela Brett
VOUCHERValue On Usage; Can Habitually Expire Rapidly Edwin Hermann (with the semicolon, the expansion talks about it having a value when you redeem it, and that the voucher can expire quickly, without the semicolon it talks about the value often expiring fast.)
WAREHOUSEWhere A Retailing Empire Holds Over Unsold Stock Excess Tony McCoy O'Grady
Places:Buildings
WHITE ELEPHANT SALEWe Have It Today! Everything Exotic! Ladies, Examine Pink Hammers And Neck Ties. See Amazing Luminous Eyemask! Angela Brett (referring to eye masks used for sleeping)
WINFIELDWoolwoorth's Internal Name For Its 'Emulatory Label' Designs Tony McCoy O'Grady = Winfield is the name used by the Woolworth group for its 'own brand' label products. Winfield was the second forename of Frank W Woolworth who founded the company.
Names:Famous people
WORKWeed Out Recreational Knowledge Rico Leffanta
People & Relationships:The Workforce
ZAIBATSUZen Associates Is Biased, Affluent Top Socialites United Jan Morgan