Abbreviations Commonly Used In the Credit Reports of the R.G. Dun & Co. Collection
The R.G. Dun & Co. Collection consists of 2,580 volumes of handwritten credit reports on individuals and firms from the United States and abroad. Professor Robert C. Kenzer of the University of Richmond (Virginia) compiled the following list of common abbreviations used in the credit reports.
A to C | D to H | I to N | O to S | T to Z
| Abbreviation | Meaning |
|---|---|
| A to C | |
| @ | to |
| +c | etc. |
| oof | nothing |
| abt | abt |
| a/c | account |
| acqd | acquainted |
| ae | age |
| amt | amount |
| ans | answer |
| atten/attent | attentive |
| bn | been |
| bot | bought |
| bs/bus | business |
| c | hundred |
| cap/capl | capital |
| capcy | capacity |
| char | character |
| circums | circumstances |
| cl | clear |
| clms | claims |
| colls | collections |
| colr | collector |
| cmcd/comd | commenced |
| confecty | confectionary |
| confid | confidence |
| consid | considered |
| corr | correspondent |
| cr/cred | credit |
| crim | criminal |
| crs | creditors |
| D to H | back to top |
| dbtful | doubtful |
| dg | dry goods |
| dg | doing |
| discpcy/discrep | discrepancy |
| dissd | dissolved |
| dlgs | dealings |
| embarr | embarrassment |
| embard | embarrassed |
| enc | encumbrance |
| encumb'd | encumbered |
| endeav | endeavor |
| engd | engaged |
| entd | entitled |
| ew | estimated worth |
| est/estim | estimated |
| fm | firm |
| fm | from |
| fr | fair |
| gd | good |
| groc | grocery |
| gs | general store |
| hab/habs/hbts | habits |
| hnble/honble/honorb | honorable |
| ho | house |
| hon | honest |
| I to N | back to top |
| int | interest |
| intemp | intemperate |
| judgt/judmt | judgment |
| kn | known |
| kp | keep |
| lawy | lawyer |
| legis | legislature |
| liabs | liabilities |
| m | thousand |
| mard/marrd/md | married |
| MC | Member of Congress |
| memb | member |
| mer | merchant |
| mns | means |
| mo | month |
| mod | moderate |
| mort/mtg | mortgage |
| NC | No Change |
| nesly | necessarily |
| nr | near |
| O to S | back to top |
| opp | opposite |
| perfl | perfectly |
| perppy | personal property |
| physn | physician |
| postd | posted |
| possn | possession |
| ppy | property |
| practe | practices |
| prob | probably |
| promt | prompt |
| prop | property |
| pros/prosp | prospects |
| prosp | prosperous |
| R/RE | Real Estate |
| recommd | recommended |
| regl | regular |
| reliab | reliable |
| rept | report |
| reptn | reputation |
| respons | responsible |
| sec | section |
| sf | safe |
| shd | should |
| showg | showing |
| sm/sml | small |
| solvt | solvent |
| stck/stk | stock |
| std | stand |
| sto | store |
| suc | succeeded |
| suffct | sufficient |
| suppd | supposed |
| suspd | suspended |
| T to Z | back to top |
| thk | think |
| thot | thought |
| trustwy | trustworthy |
| unmard | unmarried |
| v/vy | very |
| vis | visible |
| w/wo/wor/wy | worth |
| Washton | Washington |
| wh | which |
| yng/yg | young |
| yr | year |