Accepted Shopper Abbreviations
For consistency & clarity in the South Coast Shopper we use a set of standard classified ad abbreviations.
They are listed here to help advertisers in writing their ads and readers in understanding the ads.
Miscellaneous ~ Automotive ~ RV's ~ ATV's ~ Cycles ~ Boats  ~ Animals ~ Computers~ Garage Sales ~ Real Estate ~ Rentals
Miscellaneous: These apply to all classifications
ORIGINAL:
$ each
$ or trade
and
approximately
best offer
bicycle
brand new
board foot
#carat
CD or CD player
condition
excellent
electric
evenings
feet
good 
great
heavy duty
home (after phone #)
hours
inches
large
liner foot
make offer
message
ABBREVIATION:
$/ea
$/trade
&
approx
b/o
bike
new
bf
#ct
cd
cond
exc
elec
eves
'
gd
grt
h/d
hm
hrs
"
lrg
lf
m/o
msg
ORIGINAL:
microwave
mountain
Nintendo
or best offer
pager
pints
Play Station
plus
possible
pounds
quarts
Remmington
small 
size
square foot
standard
tongue & groove
TV
VCR
weekends
wanted
Winchester
work (after phone #)
you haul
you move
ABBREVIATION:
micro
mtn
Nin
obo
pgr
pts
PS
+
poss
#lbs
qts
Rem
sm
sz
sf
std
t&g
tv
vcr
wknds
want
Win
wk
u-haul
u-move

 


In the body of an ad always use numerals. Example: Newer 3bdr home.
At the beginning of an ad spell out short  numbers. Example: Three bdr home.

Autos, Trucks, 4x4's, Heavy equip, Auto Misc.
ORIGINAL:
2 wheel drive
4 wheel drive or 4wd
air conditioner or a/c
all power options
all options
all power
all terrain (tires)
all wheel drive
automatic
cassette
carburetor
CB or CB radio
CD or CD player
Chev, Chevrolet
Club cab
Cruise control 
cubic inch
# cylinders
distribution (hitch)
# doors
double
engine
extended cab
extra cab 
hatchback
# horse power
# horse 
# of hours
hydraulic
International
interior
king cab
Limited Edition
liter
long bed
long wide box
ABBREVIATION:
2wd
4x4
air
all pwr
all opts
all pwr
AT
awd
auto
cass
carb
cb
cd
Chevy
c-cab
cc
ci
#cyl
dist
#dr
dbl
eng
x-cab
x-cab
h/b
#hp
#hp
#hrs
hyd
Internat'l
int 
k-cab
Ltd Ed
ltr
lb
lwb
ORIGINAL:
mag wheels
mud terrain (tires)
##,000 miles
miles
motorcycle
motorhome
mount or mounted
options
original
over drive
# passengers
pickup (if needed)
# pounds
power
power brakes
power door locks
power steering 
power windows
power take off
quad cab
rebuilt
short bed
# speed
station wagon
T-Tops
take over payments
Thunderbird
tilt steering wheel
Ton, ton, 1 ton, ¾ ton, etc…
trailer
transmission/tranny
weight (hitch)
wheels
ABBREVIATION:
mags
MT
##k
mi
cycle
mh
mnt or mnt'd
opts
orig
o/d
#pass
pu
#lbs
pwr
pb
pdl
ps
pw
pto
q-cab
rblt
sb
#spd
sta wag or wagon
t-tops
t.o.p.
T-Bird
tilt
t, t, 1t, ¾t, etc
trlr
trans
wt
whls



RV's                  ATV's/CYCLES                    BOATS
ORIGINAL:
awning
fully self contained
generator
motorhome
self contained
ABBREVIATION:
awn
fsc
gen
mh
sc

 
 
 
 
 

 

ORIGINAL:
wheels
4 wheeler
four wheeler
ABBREVIATION:
whls
4whlr, 3whlr
4whlr, 3whlr

 
 
 
 
 
 
 

 

ORIGINAL:
aluminum
electric
Evinrude
galvanized
# horse power
# horse 
inboard 
inboard/outboard
long shaft
Mercury (boats only)
outboard 
outdrive
short shaft
ABBREVIATION:
alum
elec
Evin
galv
#hp
#hp
i/b
i/o
ls
Merc
o/b
o/d
ss


Animals
ORIGINAL:
#  months old
# years old
puppies
spayed
ABBREVIATION:
#mos
#yrs
pups
spay
ORIGINAL:
neutered
female
male
ABBREVIATION:
neut
fm
m


Appliances/Furniture
ORIGINAL:
box spring
California
capacity
entertainment
ABBREVIATION:
box
Ca
cap
ent
ORIGINAL:
queen
refrigerator
wooden
ABBREVIATION:
qu
fridge
wood


Computers
ORIGINAL:
Gigabite
Hard drive
Hewlett-Packard
ABBREVIATION:
gb
hd
HP
ORIGINAL:
Mega Bites
Mega Pixles
Windows 98
ABBREVIATION:
mb
mp
Win98


Garage Sales
ORIGINAL:
Time example:
Days
Dates (if needed)
Highway
Roads
Multiple
ABBREVIATION:
8a-5p
Fri-Sun
3rd-4th
Hwy
Rd, Ave, Blvd,St, Ln, Lp, etc…
Multi


Real Estate, Mobiles, Rentals
ORIGINAL:
$00 per month
$00 deposit
# bathrooms
# bedrooms
double
double wide
for sale by owner
manufactured
mobilehome
ABBREVIATION:
$00/mo
$00/dep
#ba
#bdr
dbl
dbl
FSBO
mfg
mobile
ORIGINAL:
no drugs
no pets
no smoking
owner may carry
owner will carry
single wide
take over payments
washer/dryer hook-ups
water/sewer/garbage paid
ABBREVIATION:
n/d
n/p
n/s
omc
owc
single
t.o.p.
w/d hk-ups
w/s/g pd

Cities
ORIGINAL:
Bandon
Brookings/Harbor
Charleston
Coos Bay
Coquille
Crescent City, CA
Drain/Elkton/Scottsburg
Florence
Gardiner
Gold Beach
Hauser
ABBREVIATION:
bd
b/h
charl
cb
cq
cc
hwy38
fl
gar
gb
hau
ORIGINAL:
Langlois
Lakeside
Mapleton
Myrtle Point
North Bend
Port Orford
Powers
Roseburg
Reedsport
Remote
Winchester Bay
ABBREVIATION:
lg
lksd
ma
mp
nb
po
pw
rsbg
rdspt
rm
wb


Miscellaneous ~ Automotive ~ RV's ~ ATV's ~ Cycles ~ Boats ~ Garage Sales ~ Animals ~ Real Estate ~ Rentals



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