US / UK Dictionary Translations
Posted by accountingweb on
1206
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It has been said for some time that the US and UK are two nations divided by a common language. This is true.
With that in mind, listed below are some of the common phrases we as a firm often hear confused.
If you know of others, I would welcome them.
US | UK |
accounts payable | creditors/bought ledger |
accounts receivable | sales ledger/debtors |
aisle | gangway |
antenna | aerial (radio/TV) |
bathrobe | dressing-gown |
bobbie pin | hair grip/kirby grip |
business suit | lounge suit |
candy | sweets |
cell phone | mobile phone |
check | bill |
checking account | bank current account |
cilantro | coriander |
| cookie | biscuit |
cotton candy | candyfloss |
dead end | cul-de-sac |
diapers | nappies |
dungarees/jeans | jeans |
eggplant | aubergine |
elevator | lift |
eraser | rubber |
escalator | escalator |
fall | autumn |
fanny pack | bum bag |
fender | bumper |
financial statements | accounts |
freeway | motorway |
gas | petrol |
| glasses | spectacles |
hood | bonnet (car) |
income statement | profit/loss account |
incorporated | limited (company) |
instalment plan | hire purchase |
| intersection | junction |
Inventory | stock |
janitor | caretaker/porter |
license plate | number plate |
line | queue |
math | maths |
| mouse pad | mouse mat |
pants | trousers |
parking lot | car park |
period | full stop (punctuation) |
| plaza | circus |
pull-off | lay-by |
realtor | estate agent |
rest-room | toilet |
| revenue | turnover |
Sales Tax (similar, but different from VAT) | |
sidewalk | pavement |
smoked herring | kipper |
squash | marrow |
station wagon | estate car |
stocks | shares |
stroller | pushchair |
subway | underground Railway |
suspenders | braces |
| sweater | jumper |
tic-tac-toe | noughts and crosses |
trailer | caravan |
trailer truck/semi trailer | articulated lorry |
| trunk | boot |
underground passage | subway |
underwear | pants |
vacation | holiday |
zucchini | courgette |
If you know of others, I would welcome them.
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