Podstatné jméno abbreviation/əˌbri:vi'­eɪʃn//əˌbrívi'ej­šn//əˌbri:vi'eɪʃn//əˌbrí­vi'ejšn/ znamená zkratka (slova). Hlavní přízvuk je až na čtvrté slabice.

IT is the abbreviation of ‘information technology’. ^*1
What's the written abbreviation of professor? ^*2
BTW is the abbreviation of ‘by the way’. You didn't know that? ^*3
LOL is an abbreviation that people use online all the time. ^*4
ASAP is the abbreviation of ‘as soon as possible’. ^*5
The document was full of abbreviations that were difficult for me to understand. ^*6 

Je odvozeno od slovesa abbreviate/ə'bri:vi­eɪt//ə'bríviej­t//ə'bri:vieɪt//ə'brí­viejt/ – zkrátit, zkracovat (slovo). Zde je přízvuk na druhé slabice.

Post script is usually abbreviated to P.S. ^*7
In academic writing, it's common to abbreviate long terms after the first use. ^*8
The company's name was too long, so they decided to abbreviate it for branding purposes. ^*9 

Běžně se používá také spojení be short for/bi 'ʃɔ:t f­ɔ://bi 'šót fó//bi 'ʃɔ:rt f­ɔ:r//bi 'šórt fór/ – být zkratkou, zkráceninou něčeho, velmi často jména.

ASAP is short for ‘as soon as possible’. ^*10
The name Ben is short for Benjamin. ^*11 

Použít lze také frázové sloveso stand for/'stænd fɔ­://'stænd fó//'stænd fɔ­:r//'stænd fór/ – znamenat, symbolizovat.

What does ATM stand for? ^*12
MP stands for Member of Parliament. ^*13
LOL stands for laughing out loud. ^*14 

Pozor! Nepleťte si se zkratkou jako cestou. Zde použijete slovo shortcut/'ʃɔ:tkʌ­t//'šótkat//'ʃɔ:rtk­ʌt//'šórtkat/.

He always takes a shortcut home. ^*15
I know a shortcut to the village through the woods. ^*16