Advertisers often use abbreviations in their ads and the majority of these are easy to understand. To ensure you understand every ad we have compiled a list of abbreviations that are frequently used.
| Abbreviation: | Description: | Abbreviation: | Description: |
| A | M | ||
| access | Accessories | MF | Massey Ferguson |
| acc | Accommodation | max | Maximum |
| a/c | air conditioning | med | Medium |
| a/b | Airbag | MB | mega bytes |
| alum | Aluminium | MHz | mega hertz |
| ABS | Anti-lock braking system | met | Metallic |
| apt | Apartment | mls | Miles |
| approx | Approximately | mpg | miles per gallon |
| auto | Automatic | min | Minimum |
| avail | Available | MOT | Ministry of Transport |
| mod | Modern | ||
| B | Mod cons | Modern convenience | |
| bath | Bathroom | mths | Months |
| bed | Bedroom | ||
| B&w | black & white | N | |
| bhp | break horse power | NH | National Hunt |
| b/maid | Bridesmaid | NCT | National Car Test |
| neg | negotiable | ||
| C | n/s | non smoker | |
| carb | Carburettor | ||
| c&c | carpets & curtains | O | |
| Ch | central heating | ofch | oil fired central heating |
| c/l | central locking | ono | or nearest offer |
| c/coded | colour coded | ovno | or very nearest offer |
| CD | compact disc | o/b | outboard |
| c/w | complete with | OPP | Outline Planning Permission |
| cond | Condition | ||
| c/c | cruise control | P | |
| cu ft | cubic feet | p/ex | part exchange |
| pa | per annum | ||
| D | pm | per month | |
| DOE Environment | Dept of Environment | pw | per week |
| det | Detached | pmo | perfect mechanical order |
| dsl | Diesel | pwo | perfect working order |
| d/room | dining room | PUH | pick-up hitch |
| d/washer | Dishwasher | PVC | polyvinyl chloride |
| dbl glaz | double glazing | p&p | post & packing |
| dr | Drive | PAS | power assisted steering |
| dch | dual central heating | pref | preferably / preferred |
| DVD | digital video disc | POA | price on application |
| prof | professional | ||
| E | PB | purebred | |
| e/a | electric aerial | ||
| ech | electric central heating | R | |
| e/m | electric mirror | rec | reception |
| e/s/ | electric sunroof | recond | reconditioned |
| e/w | electric windows | ref | references |
| Eves & w/ends | evenings & weekends | RID | Reg. Irish Draft |
| ex | Excellent | reg | registration |
| ext | Extension | r/c/l | remote central locking |
| reqd | required | ||
| F | rh (d) | right hand (drive) | |
| ‘ | Feet | rd | road |
| FTC | Field Trial Champ | ||
| eg | for example | S | |
| 4wd | four wheel drive | s/c | self contained |
| f/e/w | front electric windows | s/d | semi detached |
| FPP | full planning permission | shr | semi-high roof |
| fsh | full service history | swb | short wheel base |
| f/f | fully furnished | sng | Single |
| f/s | fully serviced. | s/room | sitting room |
| sf / sfch | solid fuel (central heating) | ||
| G | spd | Speed | |
| gdn | garden | sq | Square |
| gfch | gas fired central heating | sq yds | square yards |
| GB | giga bytes | s/s | stainless steel |
| gmo | good mechanical order | sae | stamped addressed envelope |
| gsoh | good sense of humour | s/w | steering wheel |
| gwo | good working order | st | Street |
| s/r | Sunroof | ||
| H | susp | suspension | |
| h/s/l | “hall, stairs, landing” | ||
| h/b | hatchback | T | |
| h/dress | headdress | Tel / ph | telephone |
| h&c | hot & cold | TV | television |
| tce | terrace | ||
| I | TB | thoroughbred | |
| immob | immobiliser | t/belt | timing belt |
| “ | inches | t/w | tinted windows |
| inc | including | wc | toilet |
| ID | Irish Draught | 2wd | two wheel drive |
| IKC | Irish Kennel Club | ||
| V | |||
| K | vacc | vaccinated | |
| Kit | kitchen | vgc | very good condition |
| v | volt | ||
| L | |||
| lrg | large | W | |
| Lh (d) | left hand (drive) | w/h/b | wash hand basin |
| LPG | Liquid Petroleum Gas | w/machine | washing machine |
| l/room | living room | ||
| lwb | long wheel base | Y | |
| lwd | lowered | yds | yards |
| lux | luxury | Yr | year |
If you think we are missing any abbreviations, feel free to send us any you find at classifieds@advertiser.ie.