Tesco Jargon
Welcome to the Tesco jargon buster.
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This site is based on a store comminications book from July 2010 called ‘Talking Tesco: Jargonbuster’. We’ve updated a few entries and added many more. The following introduction is taken from that book.
Why a jargonbuster?
- To make things easier for everyone to understand, we encourage people to use everyday language and always write or say abbreviations and acronyms in full.
- If words are written in full, in most cases the words can be easily understood, even by people new to Tesco.
- Some commonly-used words and phrases that are harder to understand, even when said or written in full, are explained in this latest edition of the Jargonbuster.
Guidelines for avoiding abbreviations, acronyms and jargon
Always write abbreviations and acronyms out in full and explain any jargon or hard to understand words.
There are just two exceptions to this:
- If there isn’t enough space available on a graph, table or diagram to write words out in full, use abbreviations but provide a key on the same page.
- Some abbreviated words have become accepted as everyday language. These include CD, DVD, AM, PM, UK. In these cases, the abbreviation can be used.
Thanks to Andrew Bruce, Carlotta Canavesio and Andy King for their contributions.
Think we’ve missed or got something wrong? Let us know at [email protected]. If you know Git, submit a pull request on GitHub.
Tesco Jargon was last updated 22 January 2026.