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ABBREVIATIONS

The following is a list of abbreviations frequently used in the real estate business.
This may help you to better understand the descriptions of properties in real estate advertising.

WORD / EXPRESSION
 ABBREVIATION
and
&
approximately
approx.
available
avail.
basement
bsmt.
bathroom bth. or bathrm.
bedroom
bdrm.
block
blk.
building
bldg.
built
blt.
bungalow
bung.
ceiling ceil.
central air conditioning
c/a or c/air
central vacuum
c/v or c/vac
condition
cond.
construction
const.
cupboards
cpbds.
dining room
din rm.
dishwasher dishwr.
doors
drs.
double
dbl.
electric
elec.
ensuite ens.
equipment
 equip.
family room
 fam rm.
finished fin.
fireplace
 ffp.
furnace
furn.
hardwood
hrdwd.
hot water tank
hwt. or HWT
immediate immed.
included
 incl.
landscaped
 lnscp.
large
lge. or lrg.
living room
lvgrm. or livrm.
maintenance
 maint.
measurement
 meas.
mortgage
mtge.
piece pc. or pce.
possession
poss.
private
 priv.
property
prop.
recreation room
rec rm.
refridgerator
fridge
room
rm.
small
 sm.
square feet
sq. ft.
throughout
thruout.
township
twp.
wall to wall
w/w
with
w/
woodwork
woodwk
yard yd.
   
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