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Loose apronyms:
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ACCOUNTINGAre Cash Controls Operating Usefully, Need To Investigate Negative Growth Tony McCoy O'Grady
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.
BILLBig, If Lunchers Linger Tony McCoy O'Grady
Food & Drink
BILLEDBought It, Left Loot, Endured Demands Sean Lamb
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
CABINETCaring About Business Induces Negative Employer's Threat Dundee
CALCULATECosts: Accurately Logged! Counter Unnecessary Longings! Advance Truth Empathetic! Charles H. Montgomery, Jr.
CLIENTCustomer List - Industrial Enterprises Need Them Tony McCoy O'Grady
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
CSCCitizens, Send Cash Jeff Anonymous (In reference to ezboard.com's premium service)
Re-expansions of existing acronyms
DEALERSHIPDruggies Earn A Living Encouraging Regularly Smoking Hashish In Pipes Tony McCoy O'Grady
Drugs
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
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
FRANCHISEFellow Runs A New Company Having Invested Serious Equity Tony McCoy O'Grady
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
HIREHardware Is Rented Everywhere Tony McCoy O'Grady
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
JINGLEJangling Intrusive Notes Generate Lavish Expenditure Tony McCoy O'Grady
Assorted Nouns:Noises
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
MONOPOLYMany Owners Nevermore. One Person Owns Lots. Yikes! Roger Williams
PORTFOLIOPlenty Of Red Tape Folding One's Lifetime Investment Opportunities Tony McCoy O'DowJones
PRICEProfit Received = Incoming Cash - Expenses Charles H. Montgomery, Jr.
PURCHASINGPeople Using Resources Can Haggle And/or Shop In New Grocers Tony McCoy O'ShoppingTrolley
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
SALESome Articles Less Expensive Tony Moore
SCRIPShoddy Controls Ruin Internet Provider Tony McCoy O'Grady, in response to HALT.
SELL!Secure Employment! Live Luxe! Charles H. Montgomery, Jr.
SHITShipping Handling Insurance & Tax Apronymous Anonymous
SHOPPINGShe Has One Philia, Purchasing Inexpensive (Not!) Gifts Robert Anonymous
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
STOPSuspend Trading On Provider Tony McCoy O'Grady, in response to HALT.
SWAPSubstitute Without A Prayer Rico Leffanta
TABTotal A Bill Tony McCoy O'Grady
VAPORWAREVenders Advertise Prematurely. Often Resources Wane And Research Ends. Roger Williams
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
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