pers

IPA/pɜːz/
KK[pˈɚs]IPA/pˈərs/

pers — abbreviation

1. A written short form of the words 'person' or 'personal', used on forms, in offi

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釋義

A written short form of the words 'person' or 'personal', used on forms, in official notes, and in internal documents to save space when referring to an individual or their private matters.

例句

Romi attached a pers note to her leave request for the manager.

collocation: pers note meaning personal/private note

Please write your pers details including full name and home address on the application form.

collocation: pers details on forms

文法句型

pers + noun

用法筆記

Used mainly in written English on forms, labels, and internal documents. Not used in spoken conversation — speakers say 'personal' or 'person' in full.

常見錯誤

❌I'll send this to pers.
✅I'll send this to the person.
💡'pers' is a written abbreviation that normally modifies a following noun; it should not stand alone as a noun.

2. A written short form of the word 'personnel', used in business and organisationa

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釋義

A written short form of the word 'personnel', used in business and organisational contexts to refer to the people who work for a company or to the department that manages employee matters.

例句

Gabriela works in the pers department and handles all the hiring for the Tokyo office.

collocation: pers department meaning HR department

Tunde called the pers office to ask about changing his health insurance plan.

collocation: pers office meaning personnel office

文法句型

pers + noun

用法筆記

Common in business and HR written documents. Usually appears before a noun (pers department, pers file, pers record) rather than standing alone. In modern workplaces, 'HR' (human resources) is more common in speech, but 'pers' still appears in internal written labels and forms.

常見錯誤

❌She works in pers.
✅She works in the pers department.
💡'pers' for 'personnel' is an attributive modifier; it needs a following noun like 'department' or 'office'.