| a/c (or air) |
air conditioning |
| appl |
appliances (e.g. refrigerator, stove, dishwasher, microwave, garbage disposal.) |
| apt |
apartment |
| avail |
date when the apartment will be available for rent |
| ba |
bathroom |
| br |
bedroom |
| bldg |
building |
| cpt |
carpet |
| dep |
deposit |
| dr |
dining room |
| dplx/duplex (or town house) |
one apartment with a first and a second floor |
| d/w |
dishwasher |
| dwnpmt |
down-payment |
| d-w |
driveway |
| EIK |
eat in kitchen |
| elec |
electricity |
| flrs |
floors |
| fpl |
fireplace |
| full bath |
bathroom with a sink, toilet and bathtub/shower or stall shower |
| furn |
furnished |
| gar |
garage |
| half bath |
bathroom with a sink and toilet only |
| hookups |
electric and plumbing ready to install a washer and dryer (but no washer/dryer) |
| hw or hrdwd |
hardwood floors |
| kit |
kitchen |
| kitchenette |
very small kitchen with small appliances |
| lr |
living room |
| part furn |
partially furnished |
| pkng |
parking |
| RR |
railroad apartment (all rooms in a row) |
| sec dep (or secur) |
security deposit |
| sep |
separate |
| studio |
generally a one-room apartment |
| svc |
service |
| sys |
system |
| twnhse |
townhouse |
| unfurn |
unfurnished |
| util |
utilities (generally includes gas, electric and water – may also include cable, high speed internet and telephone. Always as to specify.) |
| w/w |
wall to wall carpeting |
| w/d |
washer and dryer |
| yd |
yard |
