initialism🔤 abbreviation
EOM
end of message (or end of month)
What it means
EOM stands for 'end of message' — written at the close of an email subject line to show the entire message fits in that line, so there's no need to open it. In finance and scheduling, the same letters can mean 'end of month.'
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Examples
- Subject: Lunch moved to 1 p.m. (EOM)
- He sent a one-line update with EOM in the subject.
- All invoices are due EOM.
- Using EOM saves your colleagues a click.
Where it comes from
An email-productivity initialism encouraged by 'inbox zero' culture, where a complete subject-line message avoids an unnecessary open.
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