| Acronym | Meaning |
| CCT | Compulsory Competitive Tendering |
| CSR | Comprehensive Spending Review |
| NYSE | New York Stock Exchange |
| RFR | Reason For Resource |
| LSP | Local Strategic Partnership |
| PQ | Parliamentary Question |
| VIES | Variable Interest Entities |
| DTLR | Department Of Transport, Local Government And The Regions |
| S&P | Standard & Poor's |
| DC | Defined Contribution (retirement Plan; For Example, A 401(k) Plan) |