| Acronym | Meaning |
| AME | Annually Managed Expenditure |
| DFEE | Department For Education And Employment |
| LGFS | Local Government Finance System |
| CB | Carte Blanche (as In Diner's Club Carte Blanche Credit Card) |
| REIT | Real Estate Investment Trust |
| CMF | Capital Modernisation Fund |
| OPM | Other People's Money |
| LOI | Letter Of Intent |
| SME | Small And Medium Enterprises |
| RAB | Resource Budgeting And Accounting |