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ABN

ABN

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A short form that means abnormal in medical notes or the Australian Business Number for companies
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: número de negocio australiano
  • Every Australian business must display its ABN on invoices to ensure proper identification.

Examples

  • To register your business in Australia, you need to apply for an ABN.

  • Before starting your freelance work, be sure to obtain an ABN for tax purposes.

  • I mean, either it's with the couples, has the ABN, has ABN always been the like standard?

Surface Forms

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Etymology

ABN is a short form made from longer words and is used in two common ways. In medicine it comes from ab- and normal and can be thought of as 'away from normal', so a doctor writes ABN when a test result is unusual. In Australia ABN stands for Australian Business Number, which is like a 'tax ID' for a company and is shown on business forms.