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P Q R S T U V W X Y Z | Briticisms |
 American
term or expression |
 British
equivalent, or explanation |
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| vacation | holiday (leave of absence) |
| vacationer | holidaymaker |
| valance | pelmet |
| van | people carrier |
| VCR (video cassette recorder) | video
[colloq.] (in UK this term can refer to both machine and cassette) |
| vest | waistcoat |
| vet [colloq.], veteran | ex-serviceman, ex-servicewoman |
| Veteran Day | Remembrance Day/Sunday |
| veterinarian, vet [colloq.] | veterinary surgeon, vet [colloq.] |
| vice president (VP) human resources | human resources director |
| vice president (VP) marketing | marketing director |
| vice president (VP) research | research director |
| visit with | visit (esp. to spend time talking informally) |
