AB
Action by
AB stands for "action by," which is often used in emails to communicate when you want something done by a certain time, aka a deadline.
It is typically used in work-related emails when a superior needs an employee to complete a task or project by a time of day or date. The acronym is especially helpful when a person is busy and doesn't have time to type everything out.
There are plenty of things that need to be completed -- both big and small. Examples include purchasing office supplies, putting together a real estate proposal, coordinating musicians for a charity performance, summarizing quarterly earnings, or launching a website.
Example
Phyllis: Purchase drinks for the office party. AB - 12/18
Completing those AB tasks feels so good
Related Slang
| AR | Action required |
| ASAP | As soon as possible |
| AEAP | As early as possible |
| On it | Handling that task |
| AYDY | Are you done yet? |
| DIY | Do it yourself |
| EOW | End of week |
| hw | Homework |
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A popular baseball statistic that represents the number of times a player comes to home plate to bat; can also stand for "at bats" for a player who has multiple plate appearances; used to calculate the batting avg of a player by dividing the number of hits by at bats.