British and American terms
British and American English often spell the same word differently, for example: labour/labor, enthrall/enthral, orcentre/center. You can find out more about these differences here.
There are also many cases in which the two varieties of English use different terms to describe the same thing. Here’s a list of various British words and expressions together with their American equivalents.
British English
|
American English
|
accommodation
|
accommodations
|
action replay
|
instant replay
|
aeroplane
| airplane |
anticlockwise
|
counterclockwise
|
asymmetric bars
|
uneven bars
|
aubergine
|
eggplant
|
bank holiday
|
legal holiday
|
beetroot
|
beet(s)
|
bill
|
check
|
biscuit
|
cookie; cracker
|
blanket bath
|
sponge bath
|
blind
|
(window) shade
|
block of flats
|
apartment building
|
bonnet (of a car)
|
hood
|
boot (of a car)
|
trunk
|
braces
|
suspenders
|
breakdown van
|
tow truck
|
bridging loan
|
bridge loan
|
candyfloss
|
cotton candy
|
car park
|
parking lot
|
casualty
|
emergency room
|
chemist
|
drugstore
|
chips
|
French fries
|
cinema
|
movie theater; the movies
|
cornflour
|
cornstarch
|
cotton wool
|
absorbent cotton
|
crisps
|
chips; potato chips
|
crocodile clip
|
alligator clip
|
current account
|
checking account
|
danger money
|
hazard pay
|
dialling tone
|
dial tone
|
diamante
|
rhinestone
|
double cream
|
heavy cream
|
dressing gown
|
robe; bathrobe
|
drinks party
|
cocktail party
|
driving licence
|
driver’s license
|
dummy (for a baby)
|
pacifier
|
dust sheet
|
drop cloth
|
dustbin
|
garbage can
|
earth (electrical)
|
ground
|
engaged (of a phone)
|
busy
|
fire brigade/service
|
fire company/department
|
first floor
|
second floor
|
flannel
|
washcloth
|
flat
|
apartment
|
flyover
|
overpass
|
football
|
soccer
|
full stop (punctuation)
|
period
|
garden
|
yard; lawn
|
goods train
|
freight train
|
ground floor
|
first floor
|
hoarding
|
billboard
|
holdall
|
carryall
|
holiday
|
vacation
|
holidaymaker
|
vacationer
|
in hospital
|
in the hospital
|
hot flush
|
hot flash
|
housing estate
|
housing development
|
ice lolly
|
Popsicle (trademark)
|
icing sugar
|
confectioners’ sugar
|
indicator (on a car)
|
turn signal
|
jelly babies
|
jelly beans
|
Joe Bloggs
|
Joe Blow
|
jumper
|
sweater
|
junior school
|
elementary school
|
kennel
|
doghouse
|
ladybird
|
ladybug
|
lift
|
elevator
|
loo (toilet)
|
john
|
lorry
|
truck
|
loudhailer
|
bullhorn
|
low loader
|
flatbed truck
|
lucky dip
|
grab bag
|
luggage van
|
baggage car
|
maize
|
corn
|
maths
|
math
|
mobile phone
|
cell phone
|
motorway
|
expressway; highway
|
mum/mummy
|
mom/mommy
|
nappy
|
diaper
|
newsreader
|
newscaster
|
noughts and crosses
|
tic-tac-toe
|
number plate
|
license plate
|
paracetamol
|
acetaminophen
|
parting (in hair)
|
part
|
patience
|
solitaire
|
pavement
|
sidewalk
|
pay packet
|
pay envelope
|
pedestrian crossing
|
crosswalk
|
petrol
|
gas; gasoline
|
plain chocolate
|
dark chocolate
|
plain flour
|
all-purpose flour
|
polo neck
|
turtleneck
|
postbox
|
mailbox
|
postcode
|
zip code
|
press-up
|
pushup
|
private soldier
|
GI
|
public school
|
private school
|
public transport
|
public transportation
|
punchbag
|
punching bag
|
pushchair
|
stroller
|
queue
|
line
|
racing car
|
race car
|
railway
|
railroad
|
real tennis
|
court tennis
|
registration plate
|
license plate
|
roundabout (at a fair)
|
carousel
|
sandwich cake
|
layer cake
|
sanitary towel
|
sanitary napkin
|
shopping trolley
|
shopping cart
|
snakes and ladders
|
chutes and ladders
|
solicitor
|
lawyer
|
spring onion
|
green onion
|
stag night
|
bachelor party
|
Stanley knife
|
utility knife
|
starter
|
appetizer
|
sweet(s)
|
candy
|
terrace house
|
row house
|
tick
|
check mark
|
tights
|
pantyhose
|
timber
|
lumber
|
trade union
|
labor union
|
trainers
|
sneakers
|
tram
|
streetcar; cable car
|
trolley
|
shopping cart
|
underground
|
subway
|
vest
|
undershirt
|
wagon (on a train)
|
car
|
zip
|
zipper
|
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