ABBREVIATIONS AND ACRONYMS USED IN THE PRESS OF ...

oll.
bolletta voucher, warrant (market.);
bill
boll.
bollettino bulletin
bond.
bonderizzazione bonderization, phosphatization
bonif.
bonifica reclamation; improvement;
hardening and tempering (of
metal)
bot.
botanica botany
BOT, bot.
buono ordinario del tesoro Treasury bill
BOTS
buoni ordinari del tesoro Treasury bills
Botteghe Oscure [street on which the offices
of the PDS, formerly the
PCI, are located]
Bozen [German for Bolzano; that area
is bilingual]
B.P.
base partenza line of departure
B.P.
bassa pressione low pressure
B.P.L.
buono per lire (nelle cambiali) lira voucher (in bills of
exchange)
BPM
brevetto di pilota militare military pilot's license
BR, B.R.
Banco di Roma Bank of Rome
B.R.
bollettino delle richerche wanted list
B.R., B.r.
Brigate Rosse Red Brigades (terrorist
(organizzazione terroristica) organization)
BR
Brindisi (Puglia) Brindisi (Apulia Region) (on
auto tags)