Buy&Sell uses a variety of abbreviations in ads. Hopefully it is easy to understand what they mean, but if any are not clear, please check the list below.
Abbreviation:
Description:
A
access
Accessories
acc
Accommodation
a/c
air conditioning
a/b
Airbag
alum
Aluminum
ABS
anti lock braking system
apt
Apartment
approx
Approximately
auto
Automatic
avail
Available
B
bath
Bathroom
bed
Bedroom
B&w
black & white
bhp
break horse power
b/maid
Bridesmaid
C
carb
Carburettor
c&c
carpets & curtains
Ch
central heating
c/l
central locking
c/coded
colour coded
CD
compact disc
c/w
complete with
cond
Condition
c/c
cruise control
cu ft
cubic feet
D
DOE
Dept of Environment
det
Detached
dsl
Diesel
d/room
dining room
d/washer
Dishwasher
dbl glaz
double glazing
dr
Drive
dch
dual central
heating
DVD
digital video
disc
E
e/a
electric aeriel
ech
electric central
heating
e/m
electric mirror
e/s/
electric sunroof
e/w
electric windows
Eves & w/ends
evenings & weekends
ex
Excellent
ext
Extension
F
'
Feet
FTC
Field Trial Champ
eg
for example
4wd
four wheel drive
f/e/w
front electric
windows
FPP
full planning
permission
fsh
full service
history
f/f
fully furnished
f/s
fully serviced.
G
gdn
garden
gfch
gas fired central
heating
GB
giga bytes
gmo
good mechanical
order
gsoh
good sense of
humour
gwo
good working order
H
h/s/l
"hall, stairs,
landing"
h/b
hatchback
h/dress
headdress
h&c
hot & cold
I
immob
immobiliser
"
inches
inc
including
ID
Irish Draught
IKC
Irish Kennel
Club
K
Kit
kitchen
L
lrg
large
Lh (d)
left hand (drive)
LPG
Liquid Petroleum
Gas
l/room
living room
lwb
long wheel base
lwd
lowered
lux
luxury
Abbreviation:
Description:
M
MF
Massey Ferguson
max
Maximum
med
Medium
MB
mega bytes
MHz
mega hertz
met
Metallic
mls
Miles
mpg
miles per gallon
min
Minimum
MOT
Ministry of Transport
mod
Modern
mths
months
N
NH
National Hunt
NCT
National Car Test
neg
negotiable
n/s
non smoker
O
ofch
oil fired central
heating
ono
or nearest offer
ovno
or very nearest
offer
o/b
outboard
OPP
Outline Planning
Permission
P
p/ex
part exchange
pa
per annum
pm
per month
pw
per week
pmo
perfect mechanical
order
pwo
perfect working
order
PUH
pick-up hitch
PVC
polyvinyl chloride
p&p
post & packing
PAS
power assisted
steering
pref
preferably / preferred
POA
price on arrival
prof
professional
PB
purebred
R
rec
reception
recond
reconditioned
ref
references
RID
Reg. Irish Draft
reg
registration
r/c/l
remote central
locking
reqd
required
rh (d)
right hand (drive)
rd
road
S
s/c
self contained
s/d
semi detached
shr
semi-high roof
swb
short wheel base
sng
Single
s/room
sitting room
sf / sfch
solid fuel (central
heating)
spd
Speed
sq
Square
sq yds
square yards
s/s
stainless steel
sae
stamped addressed
envelope
s/w
steering wheel
st
Street
s/r
Sunroof
susp
suspension
T
Tel / ph
telephone
TV
television
tce
terrace
TB
thoroughbred
t/belt
timing belt
t/w
tinted windows
wc
toilet
2wd
two wheel drive
V
vacc
vaccinated
vgc
very good cond
v
volt
W
w/h/b
wash hand basin
w/machine
washing machine
v
volt
Y
yds
yards
yr
year