Common Abbreviations:
AC - air conditioning
ABS - anti-lock braking system
AG - above ground
AKC - American Kennel Club
alum. - aluminum
approx. - approximately
appt. - appointment
ASVE - assembled vehicle
auto. - automatic
aux. - auxiliary
avail. - available
AWD - all-wheel drive
BA - bathroom
bbl. - barrel
BF - board foot/feet
BR - bedroom
BTU - British thermal unit
bu – bushel(s)
CA - central air
carb. - carburetor
cass. - cassette
cc - cubic centimeter(s)
CD - compact disc
CG - car garage
ci - cubic inch(es)
cond. - condition
cruise - cruise control
cu - cubic
cyl. - cylinder
DAB - dual airbags
dep. - deposit
DOHC - dual overhead camshafts
doz. - dozen
dr. - door
DR - dining room
DRW - dual rear wheel
D/W - dishwasher
ea. - each
EC - excellent condition
elec. - electric
eve. - evening(s)
ext. - exterior
FB - full basement
FC - fair condition
FDD - floppy disk drive
FI - fuel injection
FP - fireplace
FR - family room
ft - foot/feet
furn. - furnished
FWD - front-wheel drive
gal - gallon(s)
GB - gigabyte(s)
GC - good condition
GHz - gigahertz
GR - great room
GVW - gross vehicle weight
HDD - hard disk drive
hp - horsepower
hr - hour(s)
IG - in ground
in - inch(es)
incl. - included
int. - interior
I/O - inboard/outboard
IRS - independent rear suspension
k - kilometer(s)
KB - kilobyte(s)
kw - kilowatt(s)
L - liter(s)
LAN - local area network
lb - pound(s)
lg. - large
LM - leave message
LN - like new
LR - living room
m - meter(s)
MB - megabyte(s)
MHz - megahertz
mi - mile(s) or mileage
min - minute(s)
mo - month(s)
mpg - mile(s) per gallon
neg. - negotiable
OBO - or best offer
OD - overdrive
orig. - original
oz - ounce(s)
PA - power antenna
PC - personal computer
pc. - piece/pieces
PB - power brakes
PL - power locks
PM - power mirrors
POP - parents on premises
PS - power steering
Pse - power seats
psi - pounds per square inch
PTO - power take-off
PW - power windows
RC - radio-controlled
RWD - rear window defrost
rec. - recreation
refrig. - refrigerator
rm. - room(s)
ROPS – rollover protective structure
SD - school district
SF - square foot/feet
spd. – speed
SR - State Route
SRW - single rear wheel
S/S - ship-to-shore
tint - tinted windows
tilt - adjustable tilt steering wheel
trans. – transmission
unfurn. – unfurnished
util. – utilities
V - volt(s)
VGC - very good condition
W - watt/watts
w/ - with
warr. - warranty
WBFP - wood-burning fireplace
W/D - washer/dryer
WD - wheel drive
wk - week(s)
w/o - without
W/W - wall-to-wall
yd - yard(s)
yr – year(s)
Updated: 9/24/03