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Approved abbreviations for The Columbian classified ads. If a period appears in abbreviation list, it must be used.
A
A-1
ABRA
ABS
A/C
AC/DC
ACFA
ADA
AI
AKC
am
ammo
amp.
A/P
APHA
APR
approx.
appt.
apt.
AQHA
A/R
Arab
ASAP
Assoc.
assist.
attn.
auto.
avail.
AWD
Ave.
&
good condition
American Buckskin Registry Assoc.
Automatic Braking System
Air Conditioning
alternating/direct current
American Cat Fanciers Assoc.
American with Disabilities Act
artificial insemination
American Kennel Club
time of day
ammunition
ampere
accounts payable
American Paint Horse Assoc.
annual percentage rate
approximately
appointment
apartment
American Quarterhorse Assoc.
accounts receivable
Arabian
as soon as possible
Association (name)
assistant
attention
automatic transmission
available
all wheel drive
Avenue (name)
and
B
BA
BR
Bldg.
Blvd.
BTU
bath
bedroom
Building (address only)
Boulevard (name)
British Thermal Unit
C
c
cal.
carb
CB
CC&R’s
CCU
CD

CDL
CDX

CFA
Chev(y)
Cir.
CKC
cm
Co.

Co.

COBOL
combo
condo
Corp.

CPA
CSR
Ct.
cu.
cyl.
carat (gemstone weight)
caliber
carburetor
citizen’s band
covenants, codes & restrictions
coronary care unit
grades of lumber or compact disc player
commercial drivers license
C grade 1 surface or D grade exterior plywood
Cat Fanciers of America
Chevrolet
Circle (address)
Canadian Kennel Club
centimeter
Company (when used w/name of company only)
County (when used w/name of county only)
a computer language
combination
condominium
Corporation (when used w/name of co. only)
certified public accountant
customer service rep (insurance)
Court (address)
cubic
cylinder
D  
delam
demo
dep.
Dept.

DEQ
DR
DMV
DOT
Dr.
Dr.
DOE
building material
demonstrator
deposit
Department – in a title, address or logo only
Dept. Environmental Quality
Dining Room
Dept. of Motor Vehicles
Dept. of Transportation
Drive (address)
Doctor (title)
Depending on experience
E  
ea.
E
EFA
EFI
EOE
EPA
equip.
etc.
eves.
ext.
exp.
each
East
electric forced air
electronic fuel injection
equal opportunity employer
Environmental Protection Agency
equipment
et cetera
evenings
extension – telephone
experience
F
4 sp./5 sp.
FCC
FDIC
FHA
fl. oz.
FNMA

FOB
FORTRAN
FP
FR
FSC
ft.
Ft.
FTC
FT
4 speed/5 speed
Federal Communication Commission
Federal Depository Ins. Commission
Federal Housing Admin.
fluid ounce
(Fannie Mae) Federal Nat’l Mortgage Assoc.
freight on board
computer language
Fireplace
family room
fully self-contained
foot
Fort Vancouver (address)
Federal Trade Commission
Full time
G
gal.
GE
GED
GFA
GI
G/L
GM
GMAC
GMC
GPAM
gpm
gr
GVW
gallon
General Electric
General Equivalency Degree
gas forced air
general issue (military)
general ledger
General Motors
General Motors Acceptance Corp.
General Motors Corporation
real estate finance term
gallons per minute
gram
gross vehicle weight
H
H.
HBO
HD
Hi-Fi
HMO
HOW
hp
hr.
HS
Hwy.

Hands (horses)
Home Box Office
hard drive
high fidelity
Health Maintenance Organization
home owner’s warranty
horsepower
hour
High School (name)
Highway (address)

I
IBM
ICU
I.H.O.P.
in.
Inc.
incl.
info
Int’l

I/O
IV
International Business Machine
Intensive Care Unit
International House of Pancakes
inch
Incorporated
Includes
information
International (number, brand name, titles)
inboard-outboard
intravenous
J
Jag
Jr.
Jaguar
Junior (title only)
K
K
K
kg
km
Karat (precious metal)
thousand
kilogram
kilometer
L
l
Lab
lab.
lb.
lg.
lin. ft.
Ln.
LP gas
LP records
LPN
LR
liter
Labrador
laboratory
pound
large
lineal foot (lumber)
Lane (address)
liquid propane gas
long play records
license practical nurse
living room
M
m
mm
M
Mac
mag
mag
Mbl.

MB/meg
MC
Merc
Mfg.
M/F/H or M/F/H/V

Mgr.
Mgmt.
mi.
micro
MIG
min.
mini
misc.
mm
mo.
mpg
mph

meter
millimeter
million
MacIntosh
magnum (guns)
magnesium alloy wheels
mobile (used with phone numbers only)
computer term – mega byte
MasterCard
Mercury (car)
Manufacturing (name, title only)
(may be used at the
end of equal opportunity
employer)
Manager (title)
Management (name)
mile
microwave
welding term
minute.
miniature
miscellaneous
millimeter
month
miles per gallon
miles per hour

N
N
NCR
NE
NW
North (address)
National Cash Register
Northeast (address)
Northwest (address)
O
OBO
OK
Olds
OMC
O/O
OR
orig.
OTR
oz.

or best offer
okay
Oldsmobile
Outboard Motor Corp.
owner/operator
operating room
original
over the road
ounce

P

PA
PBX
PC
PDL
PDX
Pgr.
PITI
pkg.
Pl.
+ dep.
PMI
POA
posi
prep
pros
psi
PDL
PS/PB/PW

pt.
PTA
Ptld.
PTO
PUD
PT

Public Address System
switchboard
personal computer
power door locks
Portland Int’l Airport (only)
Pager – (used with phone numbers)
principal, interest, taxes, insurance
package
Place (address)
plus deposit
Property Mortgage Ins.
Pony of America
positraction
preparation – as in prep cook
professionals
per square inch
power door locks
power steering/power brakes/power windows
pint
Parent Teacher assoc.
Portland (with phone numbers only)
power take-off
Public Utility District
part time

Q
QC
qt.
quality control
quart
R
RCA
REC
rec room
refrig.
reg.
rehab
rep
repo
res.
Rd.
RL
RN
RPG
rpm
Rt.
RV
brand name
Real Estate Contract
recreation room
refrigerator
regular
rehabilitation
representative
repossession
residence (used with phone numbers)
Road (address)
random length
registered nurse
computer language
revolutions per minute
Route (address)
recreational vehicle
S
S
SBA
SE
sec.
sp.
sq.
Sr.
St.
SW
SVG
South
Small Business Admin.
Southeast
second (as in time)
speed
square (measure)
Senior (title)
Street (address)
Southwest
computer monitor
T

T
tach
TA(s)
tech

T-Bird
T&G
thru
TIG
TLC
T-111
trans.
turbo
TV(s)

ton
tachometer
Trans American brand tire
technician or technical (as in “hi tech”
but NOT as in technical
Thunderbird
tongue and groove
through
welding term
tender loving care
lumber industry
transmission
turbo hydromatic
television(s)
U
U-haul
UHF
UKC
UL
USDA
utils.
You haul
ultra high frequency
United Kennel Club
Underwriter’s Laboratory
United States Dept. Agriculture
Utilities
V
VA
Vanc.
Van Mall
VCR
vet
VHA
VHF
VISA
VW
Veteran’s Admin.
with phone numbers only (Vancouver)
Vancouver Mall
video cassette recorder
veterinarian/veterinary
Vancouver Housing Admin.
very high frequency
charge card
Volkswagen
W
w/
W
wk.
W/D
w/o
wpm
WSI
with
West
week
Washer/Dryer
without
words per minute
Water Safety Instructor
X
Xmas Christmas
Y
yr.
yd.
Yorkie
year
yard – only as a measurement
Yorkshire Terrier











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