| British English | American English |
| Adopt | nominate |
| air hostess | flight attendant |
| bad form | bad manners |
| Bedsitter | studio apartment |
| Bellpush | doorbell |
| Bill | check (restaurant payments), invoice |
| Billion | trillion |
| bin liner | trash bag |
| Biscuit | cracker, cookie |
| Blower | telephone |
| Bonnet | hood (of a car) |
| Boot | trunk (of a car) |
| boot sale | garage sale |
| Braces | suspenders |
| Bundle | package |
| Bursary | financial aid, scholarship |
| Buttered eggs | scrambled eggs |
| call box | telephone booth |
| came away | went away, left |
| car smash | car crash |
| Cashier | dishonorable discharge |
| Casualty | hospital emergency room |
| cat mint | catnip |
| Cha | tea |
| chambers | law offices |
| chemist shop | drug store |
| child-minder | baby-sitter |
| Chips | French fries |
| Chit | memo or voucher |
| Cinema | movies, movie theater |
| Climber | vine, ivy |
| clocked in | checked in |
| Closet | conference room |
| Coach | bus |
| cold store | freezer |
| consultant | department head |
| Copper | cop, officer |
| Cotton | thread |
| Crisps | potato chips |
| Cutting | clipping (e.g., from a newspaper) |
| Dash | tip, gratuity |
| dinner jacket | tux, tuxedo |
| double bend | S-curve |
| Draughts | checkers |
| drawing pin | thumb tack |
| driving wheel | steering wheel |
| Dummy | baby's pacifier |
| dust bin | garbage can, trash can |
| engaged (telephone) | busy signal, line is busy |
| engagement | appointment |
| estate car | station wagon |
| Extension lead | extension cord (electric) |
| facia pocket | glove compartment |
| Factor | agent |
| Faculty | department |
| fairy cake | cup cake |
| Fen | marsh |
| fill in, fill up | complete, fill out |
| Film | movie |
| fir apple | pine cone |
| fitted carpet | wall to wall carpeting (abbreviated w/w) |
| Flagstaff | flagpole |
| Flashers | turn signals |
| Flat | apartment |
| Flex | electric cord |
| Float | petty cash |
| Flyover | overpass |
| Flyscreen | window screen |
| Fondle | handle, touch |
| football | rugby, soccer |
| footway | sidewalk |
| fortnight | two weeks |
| Fount | font, typeface |
| franking machine | postage meter |
| free phone | toll free |
| Frisson | shiver |
| full age | legal age |
| full stop | period |
| Fused | burnt out |
| gangway | aisle |
| Gaol | jail |
| gear box | transmission |
| gear lever | gear shift |
| geyser | water heater |
| Ginnel | alley |
| Glass | mirror |
| goggle-box | boob tube |
| good few | good many, large number |
| grammar school | high school |
| Griff | news |
| ground floor | first floor |
| Gum | glue or paste |
| gum boots | rubber boots |
| hair wash | shampoo |
| handbag | purse |
| hard lines | bad luck |
| headlamps | headlights |
| headmaster | principal |
| held up | delayed (held up means robbed in American) |
| Hide | leather |
| hooter | horn |
| ice lolly | Popsicle |
| in-built | built-in |
| infant's school | kindergarten |
| interval | intermission |
| invalid chair | wheel chair |
| ironmonger | hardware store |
| Jam | jelly |
| Jelly | Jell-O, gelatin |
| jotter | notebook |
| Jug | pitcher |
| key money | security deposit |
| knickers | panties |
| knock up | waken or rouse (means impregnate in American) |
| laddering my tights | a run in my stocking |
| ladybird | ladybug |
| Lag | insulation |
| lead (dogs) | leash |
| lead (electric) | cord, wire |
| lending library | public library |
| lettings | apartments for rent |
| library ticket | library card |
| Lift | elevator |
| loads lift | freight elevator |
| lollipop lady | crossing guard |
| Long-case clock | grandfather clock |
| Loose covers | slipcovers |
| Lorry | truck |
| m and r | um and er, hem and haw |
| macintosh | raincoat |
| mack | raincoat |
| Mad | insane (means angry in American) |
| made redundant | laid off |
| maize | corn |
| maize cob | corn on the cob |
| marrow | squash |
| match | game |
| mean | stingy |
| means test | need analysis |
| mend | repair |
| metalled road | paved road |
| midden | garbage dump |
| milliard | billion |
| minced meat | ground beef |
| moggy | cat, kitty |
| monkey nuts | peanuts |
| motor spirits | fuel, gas, gasoline |
| muesli | granola |
| nappies | diapers |
| Nose to tail | bumper to bumper |
| Note | bill (money) |
| notecase | wallet |
| noughts and crosses | tic-tac-toe |
| number plate | license plate |
| oblique | slash (punctuation) |
| on-cost | overhead expense |
| open university | extension courses, distance education |
| outfitter | clothing store |
| pack of cards | deck of cards |
| page (hotel) | bell boy |
| pants | underwear |
| paper handkerchief | tissue |
| Pass out | graduate |
| patience | solitaire |
| pavement | sidewalk |
| peep-bo | peek-a-boo |
| Peg | clothespin |
| perspex | Plexigla |
| petrol | gas, gasoline |
| pickled cucumbers | pickles |
| pictures | movies |
| piece-tin | lunch box |
| pissed | drunk |
| pleader | lawyer, attorney |
| ponce | pimp |
| pop round | come by |
| porridge | oatmeal |
| Post | |
| Post free | postpaid |
| postcode | zip code |
| postoffice directory | telephone directory |
| power cut | power failure |
| preggers | pregnant |
| press man | journalist, reporter |
| private address | home address |
| professor | conductor (orchestra) |
| programme | show |
| proofed | waterproofed |
| Pub | bar, saloon |
| Punt | gamble (means kick or skip in American) |
| purse | pocketbook |
| pylon | utility pole |
| queue | line |
| Quit | behave |
| radiogram | stereo |
| ramble | walk, stroll |
| Rate | tax |
| Read out | read aloud |
| reader's ticket | library card |
| ready, steady, go! | ready, set, go! |
| recap | Retread |
| reckoning machine | cash register |
| recorded delivery | Return receipt requested, certified / registered mail |
| remould | Retread |
| return ticket | round-trip ticket |
| reverse charge | collect call |
| ring pull | a can's tab |
| ring up | Call |
| roll neck | turtle neck |
| round | sandwich |
| Roup | auction |
| rubber | eraser (means condom in American) |
| rubbish bin | trash can |
| Rug | Blanket |
| running knot | slip knot |
| rusticated | suspended (punishment) |
| salt beef | corned beef |
| salt pot | salt shaker |
| sandpit | Sandbox |
| scent | Perfume |
| scrape | butter or margarine, thinly spread |
| scurf | Dandruff |
| self-drive car | rental car |
| semi-detached house | Duplex |
| service lift | dumbwaiter |
| serviette | Napkin |
| Shop gazing | window shopping, browsing |
| side (billiards) | English |
| silencer (vehicles) | Muffler |
| silent number | unlisted number |
| single ticket | one-way ticket |
| singlet | T-shirt |
| six-over-six | 20-20 vision |
| Slide | barrette (hair) |
| Slip | men's underwear (means women's undergarments in American) |
| smart | well-dressed (means clever in American) |
| snowslip | Avalanche |
| spanner | Wrench |
| spatula | tongue depressor |
| spirits | alcohol (liquor, brandy, whiskey) |
| spool | cassette, tape, reel, roll |
| squails | tiddlywinks |
| squib | firecracker |
| stance | taxi stand |
| Stop late | stay late |
| Stop open | stay open |
| strapping | Bandages |
| subject | Citizen |
| suction cleaner | vacuum cleaner |
| sugar soap | paint remover |
| sun-filter cream | sun-screen lotion |
| surgery | doctor's office (means operating room in American) |
| surname | last name, family name |
| suspenders | Garters |
| sweater | Sweatshirt |
| sweet oil | olive oil |
| sweeties, sweets | Candy |
| swiss bun | Danish |
| swiss roll | jelly roll |
| Swot | study hard, cram |
| Table a proposal | discuss a proposal (opposite of American meaning) |
| tablets | pills, medicine |
| Take a decision | make a decision |
| Take with | take out, to go (fast-food restaurant) |
| Take-away | carry-out (fast-food restaurant) |
| Tap | Faucet |
| taxi rank | taxi stand |
| telephonist | telephone operator |
| Telly | television, TV (pronounced tee-vee) |
| Tick | check mark |
| tights | Pantyhose |
| timeous, timous | early, timely |
| Tin | Can |
| tinkle | telephone call (means urinate in American) |
| to time | on time |
| toothful | Sip |
| torch | Flashlight |
| Tot | add, calculate a total |
| touch wood | knock on wood |
| tower block | Skyscraper |
| Town centre | Downtown |
| tradesman | Storekeeper |
| Tram | trolley, streetcar |
| treacle | Molasses |
| treacle sponge | Gingerbread |
| trolley | shopping cart |
| trousers | Pants |
| trunk call | toll call, long distance call |
| Tube of candy | roll of candy |
| Tube station | subway station |
| tunny | tuna fish |
| Turn off | discharge, fire |
| Turn out a room | thoroughly clean a room |
| underground | Subway |
| unmade track | dirt road |
| vacuum flask | thermos bottle |
| Vest | T-shirt, undershirt |
| victualler | İnnkeeper |
| waist coat | Vest |
| Wall safe | food cupboard or cabinet in the kitchen |
| water ice | Sherbet |
| white coffee | coffee with cream |
| whole time | full time |
| Wind cheater | Windbreaker |
| windscreen | Windshield |
| wire wool | steel wool |
| zed | the letter zee (z) |
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