American VS British Vocabulary!
Here are some examples of American VS British vocabulary.
American English VS British English
Courgette Zucchini
Zipper Zip
Jumble sale Yard sale
Garden Yard
Fender Wing
Windshield Windscreen
One Way
Wash up Wash your hands
Closet Wardrobe
Vest Waistcoat
Shoulder (of road) Verge (of the road)
Hoover Vacuum cleaner
Holiday Vacation
Shorts Underpants
Subway Underground railway
Fortnight Two weeks
Dinner jacket Tux, tuxedo
Cuffs Turn ups
Boot Trunk
Lorry Truck
Pants Trousers
Hobo Tramp
Caravan Trailer
Flashlight Torch
Turnpike Toll motorway
To lay the table To set the table
To hire To rent
To fill in To fill out
To bath To bathe
Can Tin
Schedule Timetable
Pantyhose Tights
Drawing pin Thumbtack
The movies The cinema
Semester Term
Cab Taxi
Spigot Tap (outdoors)
Faucet Tap
(bathing) costume Swimsuit
Candy Sweets
Dessert Sweet
Jumper Sweater
Braces Suspenders
Oil pan Sump
Cooker Stove
Faculty Staff (of a university)
Wrench Spanner
Someplace Somewhere
Football Soccer
Muffler Silencer
Store Shop
Gear Shift
Scotch tape Sellotape
First floor Second floor
Father christmas Santa claus
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Sedan Saloon (car)
Garbage, trash Rubbish
Eraser Rubber
Traffic circle Roundabout
Pavement Road surface
Raise Rise (in salary)
Call collect Reverse charges
Round trip Return (ticket)
Curriculum vitae (cv) Résumé curriculum vitae
Spool of thread Reel of cotton
Mackintosh Raincoat
Railway car Railway carriage
Railroad Railway
Inverted commas, quotation marks Quotation marks
Line Queue
Restroom Public toilet
Bar Pub
Headmaster, headteacher Principal
Base rate Prime rate
Baby carriage Pram
Icing sugar Powdered sugar
Potato chips Potato crisps
Crisps Potato chips
Mailbox Postbox
Mail Post
Gasoline Petrol
Full stop Period
Peek Peep
Sidewalk Pavement
Car park Parking lot
(round) brackets Parentheses
Kerosene Paraffin
Dummy Pacifier
Optometrist Optician
Liquor store Off
Private hospital Nursing home
Noplace Nowhere
Bank holiday National holiday, federal holiday
Vicious, mean Nasty
Diaper Nappy
Freeway Motorway
Motorbike Motorcycle
Mum Mom
Gents Men’s room
Stingy Mean
Math Maths
Maths Math
Mashed potato, mash Mashed potatoes
Corn Maize
Highway Main road
Letterbox, postbox Mailbox
Crazy Mad
Raincoat Mackintosh, raincoat
Baggage Luggage
Lost property Lost and found
Truck Lorry
Litre Liter
Elevator Lift
Barrister, solicitor Lawyer, attorney
Ladybird Ladybug
Kilometre Kilometer
Pitcher Jug
Joe bloggs Joe blow
Jewellery Jewelry
Sweater Jersey, jumper, pullover, sweater
Caretaker Janitor
Intermission Interval
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Hire purchase Installment plan
Enquiry Inquiry
Sick Ill
Humour Humor
Vacuum cleaner Hoover
Bonnet Hood
Vacation Holiday
Billboard Hoarding
Double cream Heavy cream
Harbour Harbor
Purse Handbag
Sneakers Gym shoes, tennis shoes
Rubbers Gumshoes, wellington boots
Earth wire Ground wire
First floor Ground floor
Boiler Grill
Alumnus Graduate
Gear lever Gear shift
Yard Garden
Bin, dustbin Trash can
Match Game
From Monday to Friday From Monday through Friday
Chips French fries
Goods train Freight train
Motorway Freeway, highway, expressway, interstate
Overpass Flyover
Flavour Flavor
Apartment Flat
Ground floor First floor, ground floor
Fire brigade Fire department
Film Film, movie
Movie Film
Hockey Field hockey
Favourite Favorite
Flannel Face cloth, wash cloth
Everywhere Everyplace, everywhere
Engineer Engine driver
Motor Engine
Lift Elevator
Generator Dynamo
Garbage collector Dustman
Trashcan Dustbin, rubbish
Garbage can Dustbin, rubbish
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Pacifier Dummy
Divided highway Dual carriageway
Drink driving Drunk driving
Chemist’s shop Drugstore, pharmacy
Driving license Driver’s license
Thumbtack Drawing pin
Checkers Draughts
Draught Draft
City center Downtown, city center
Directory inquiries Directory assistance
Diversion Detour
Drapes Curtains
Intersection Crossroads
Crossroads Crossroad (in the country) intersection (town and country)
Cot (baby) Crib
Wreck Crash
Cosy Cozy
candy floss Cotton candy
Cotton wool Cotton ball
Thread Cotton
Crib Cot
Fancy dress Costumes
Wheat Corn, wheat
Biscuit Cookie
Stove Cooker
Patrolman Constable
Rubber Condom
Duvet Comforter
Colour Color
Clothes peg Clothespin
French fries Chips
Drug store Chemist’s
Cloakroom Checkroom, coatroom
Draughts Checkers
Bill Check
Managing director Ceo (chief executive officer)
Centre Center
Mobile (phone) Cellphone
Catalogue Catalog
Janitor Caretaker
Engaged Busy
Suspenders Braces
Trunk Boot
Hood Bonnet
Indicator Blinker, turn signal
Cookie Biscuit
Beetroot Beet
Attorney Barrister, solicitor
Bill Bank note
Fringe Bangs
Jacket potato Baked potato
Fall Autumn
Flat Apartment
Anyplace Anywhere
Mad Angry
Antenna Aerial
Dressing gown (Bath) robe
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