Address abbreviations

Address abbreviations and alternative spelling of address components are treated as equivalent during a sanctions lists check. The table below lists all possible abbreviations and alternative spellings of address components that are considered:

Address term	Possible synonyms
alley	allee, ally, aly
anex	annex, anx, annx
arcade	arc
avenue	ave, aven, avn, avenu, av, avnue
bayou	byu, bayoo
beach	bch
bend	bnd
bluff	bluf, blf
bluffs	blfs
bottom	bottm, bot, btm
boulevard	boul, boulv, blvd
branch	brnch, br
bridge	brg, brdge
brook	brk
brooks	brks
burg	bg
burgs	bgs
bypass	byps, byp, bypa, bypas
camp	cp, cmp
canyon	cyn, canyn, cnyn
cape	cpe
causeway	causwa, cswy
center	cntr, cen, cent, centr, cnter, ctr, centre
centers	ctrs
circle	circ, circl, cir, crcl, crcle
circles	cirs
cliff	clf
cliffs	clfs
club	clb
common	cmn
commons	cmns
corner	cor
corners	cors
course	crse
court	ct
courts	cts
cove	cv
coves	cvs
creek	crk
crescent	crsent, crsnt, cres
crest	crst
crossing	xing, crssng
crossroad	xrd
crossroads	xrds
curve	curv
dale	dl
dam	dm
divide	dv, div, dvd
drive	drv, dr, driv
drives	drs
estate	est
estates	ests
expressway	expr, expy, express, expw, exp
extension	ext, extnsn, extn
extensions	exts
falls	fls
ferry	fry, frry
field	fld
fields	flds
flat	flt
flats	flts
ford	frd
fords	frds
forest	forests, frst
forge	frg, forg
forges	frgs
fork	frk
forks	frks
fort	ft, frt
freeway	frwy, fwy, frway, freewy
garden	gdn, gardn, grden, grdn
gardens	gdns, grdns
gateway	gtway, gatway, gtwy, gatewy
glen	gln
glens	glns
green	grn
greens	grns
grove	grv, grov
groves	grvs
harbor	hbr, hrbor, harb, harbr
harbors	hbrs
haven	hvn
heights	ht, hts
highway	hiway, hway, highwy, hwy, hiwy
hill	hl
hills	hls
hollow	holws, hollows, hllw, holw
inlet	inlt
island	is, islnd
islands	islnds, iss
isle	isles
junction	juncton, jct, jction, junctn, jctn
junctions	jctns, jcts
key	ky
keys	kys
knoll	knl, knol
knolls	knls
lake	lk
lakes	lks
landing	lndg, lndng
lane	ln
light	lgt
lights	lgts
loaf	lf
lock	lck
locks	lcks
lodge	ldge, lodg, ldg
loop	loops
manor	mnr
manors	mnrs
meadow	mdw
meadows	medows, mdws, mdw
mill	ml
mills	mls
mission	mssn, msn, missn
motorway	mtwy
mount	mt, mnt
mountain	mountin, mntn, mntain, mtin, mtn
mountains	mntns, mtns
neck	nck
orchard	orch, orchrd
oval	ovl
overpass	opas
park	prk
parks	park
parkway	pkwy, parkwy, pkway, pky
parkways	pkwy, pkwys
passage	psge
path	paths
pike	pikes
pine	pne
pines	pnes
place	pl
plain	pln
plains	plns
plaza	plza, plz
point	pt
points	pts
port	prt
ports	prts
prairie	pr, prr
radial	radiel, rad, radl
ranch	rnchs, ranches, rnch
rapid	rpd
rapids	rpds
rest	rst
ridge	rdg, rdge
ridges	rdgs
river	riv, rvr, rivr
road	rd
roads	rds
route	rte
shoal	shl
shoals	shls
shore	shoar, shr
shores	shrs, shoars
skyway	skwy
spring	spg, sprng, spng
springs	spgs, spngs, sprngs
spurs	spur
square	sqr, sqre, squ, sq
squares	sqrs, sqs
station	stn, sta, statn
stravenue	stravn, strvnue, strav, stra, strvn, straven
stream	strm, streme
street	str, st, strt
streets	sts
summit	sumit, smt, sumitt
terrace	terr, ter
throughway	trwy
trace	trce, traces
track	trk, tracks, trks, trak
trafficway	trfy
trail	trails, trl, trls
trailer	trlr, trlrs
tunnel	tunel, tunnels, tunl, tunnl, tunls
turnpike	tpke, trnpk, turnpk
underpass	upas
union	un
unions	uns
valley	vlly, vly, vally
valleys	vlys
viaduct	viadct, vdct, via
view	vw
views	vws
village	villag, vlg, villg, villiage, vill
villages	vlgs
ville	vl
vista	vist, vst, vsta, vis
walks	walk
way	wy
well	wl
wells	wls
st	street
str	straße, strasse