OOO
Abbreviation with 2 meanings
| Stands for | Out of office |
|---|---|
| Meanings | 2 |
| Categories | Writing & Everyday, Business & Finance |
OOO has two meanings. It stands for Out of office (email and office) or Obshchestvo s ogranichennoy otvetstvennostyu (limited liability company) (company type).
Meanings of OOO at a glance
| # | OOO stands for | Context |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Out of office | Writing & Everyday › Email and Office |
| 2 | Obshchestvo s ogranichennoy otvetstvennostyu (limited liability company) | Business & Finance › Company Type |
1. Out of office
Writing & Everyday · Email and Office Abbreviations
Indicates that someone is away from work, on vacation, traveling or otherwise unavailable. It appears in calendar entries, chat statuses and the subject lines of automatic email replies.
Example: I'll be OOO from July 1 to July 12 with limited email access; Priya can help with anything urgent.
An "OOO message" or out-of-office reply is the automatic response an email system sends while someone is away; a good one gives the return date and a backup contact. OOTO ("out of the office") is a less common variant, and Microsoft's internal name for the feature was OOF. It is read aloud as the letters "oh-oh-oh."
2. Obshchestvo s ogranichennoy otvetstvennostyu (limited liability company)
Business & Finance · Company Type Abbreviations
Russian limited liability company, the most common business form in Russia, transliterated from the Cyrillic ООО and usually translated as LLC in English. Participants are liable only up to their contributions.
Example: The Moscow office operates through a local OOO wholly owned by the European parent.
Minimum charter capital is 10,000 rubles, and an OOO may have up to 50 participants. Similar forms exist in Ukraine (TOV), Kazakhstan (TOO) and Belarus. In office email, OOO usually means "out of office," a completely different meaning.
Related abbreviations
More email and office abbreviations
- NLT – No later than
- NNTR – No need to reply
- NRN – No reply necessary
- OOF – Out of facility
- PFA – Please find attached
- PFB – Please find below
- POC – Point of contact
- PTO – Paid time off
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