2.2 Abbreviations Used in 'To Let' Ads

Below is a list of abbreviations which often appear in 'to let' advertisements:

A.

a/c

air conditioning

ah

after hours

air cond

air conditioning

appl

appliances

appt

appointment

avail

available

B.

BBQ

barberque

beaut

beautiful

b/g

below ground

birs

built in wardrobes

blk

block

bm or brm

bedroom

brds

boards

b/t or b/tile

brick and tile

bth or bthrm

bathroom

b/yard

backyard

C.

char

charming

cl or cls

close

comfy

comfortable

compl

complex

cons

conditions

conv

convenient

cple

couple

c/port

carport

cpts

carpets

crt yd

court yard

c/yard

court yard

D.

dble

double

deco

decorated

dine

dining room

dist

distance

d/stor

double storey

duct

ducted

dup

duplex

d/wash

dishwasher

E.

encl

enclosed

elec

electric

ens

ensuite

est

established

exc

excellent

exec

executive

exp

expenses

F.

fab

fabulous

fam

family

f/boards

floor boards

feats

features

f/f

fully furnished/fenced

fl

flat

flr

floor

form

formal

f/place

fire place

fr

from

f/way

freeway

G.

gdn

garden

g/flat

ground flat/granny

g/g

girl/guy

gge

garage

grnd

ground

grnd flr

ground floor

H.

hs

has or house

hse

house

htg

heating

htr

heater

hts

heights

hws

hot water system

I.

immac

immaculate

inc or incl

included

inform

informal

insul

insulation

K.

kit

kitchen

L.

loc or locn

location

l/fee

letting fee

lge

large

l/mowing

lawn mowing

lnge

lounge

l/s

long or short

l/scaped

landscaped

l/term

long term

l/up

lock up

M.

maint

maintenance

mid

middle

mod

modern

N.

neut

neutral

nr

near

n/smk

non-smoker

O.

ofp

open fire place

o/looking

over looking

ono

or nearest offer

opp

opposite

osp

off-street parking

P.

p/boards

polished boards

pcm

per calender month

pcr

property condition report

p/f

partly furnished

ph

phone

pk or pkng

parking

pol

polished

pm

per month

pres

presentable/present

pref

preferred

priv

privacy

prof

professional

prop

property

prov

provided

prk

park

pw

per week

Q.

quad

quadruplex

qual

quality

R.

rd

road

r/e

real estate agent

refs

references

refurb

refurbishment

renov'd

renovated

req'd

required

res or resid

residence / reside

retic

reticulation

rm

room

robes

wardrobes

row

right of way

rvc

reverse cycle

S.

s/cont

self contained

sec

security

sep

separate

shr

share

sm

small

smkr

smoker

s/out

sleep out

spac

spacious

sq

square

s/r

single room

st

street

sys

system

T.

t/hse or t/h

town house

t/out

throughout

trans

transport

U.

u/c

under cover

u/croft

under croft

u/f or unfurn

unfurnished

uni

university

W.

wc

water closet

wir

walk in wardrobe

w/mach

washing machine

w/shop

work shop

Y.

yo

year old

yrd

yard

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