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Accounting acronyms and abbreviations

Finance and business abbreviations and acronyms

We have collected together the meanings of some common finance and business acronyms and abbreviations. Many relate to institutions or post-nominals and links are given to relevant websites.

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Acronyms - E

EAA European Accounting Association
EAF Environmental analysis framework
EBITDA Earnings before interest, tax, depreciation and amortisation
ECA European Court of Auditors
ECGF European Corporate Governance Forum
ECGI European Corporate Governance Institute
EDP Electronic data processing
EFAA European Federation of Accountants and Auditors for SMEs
EFFAS European Federation of Financial Analysts Societies
EFMA European Financial Management and Marketing Association
EFRAG European Financial Reporting Advisory Group
EFTPOS Electronic funds transfer at point of sale
EIRIS Ethical Investment Research Service
EITF Emerging Issues Task Force
EMQ Economic manufacturing quantity
EOQ Economic order quantity
EPOS Electronic point of sale
EPS Earnings per share
EPS Extended problem solving
ERP Enterprise resource planning
ES Expert system
ESOP Employee share option scheme
ESS Expert support system
EVA Economic value added
EUROSAI European Organization of Supreme Audit Institutions
EWI Expert Witness Institute http://www.ewi.org.uk/