Are you reading through apartment listings and seeing nothing but a bunch of gibberish? Want to know what a listing means when it says "mod apt, w brk, w/w in lr, ns?" Well, here's a list with some common abbreviations used for newspaper and online apartment listings:

Abbreviation	Description
a/c (or air)	air conditioning
appl	appliances (may include refrigerator, range, stove, dishwasher, microwave, and/or garbage disposal)
apt	apartment
avail	date when apartment is for rent
ba (or bath)	bathroom
bdrm (or br)	bedroom
beau	beautiful
bldg	building
blk	block
brk	brick
cas	central air conditioning
cpt	carpet
dbl double	two separate apartments on different floors
dep	deposit
dr (or din rm)	dining room
duplex	an apartment with a 1st and 2nd floor
d/w	dishwasher
dwnpymt	down-payment
effcy (or eff)	efficiency (usually a one-room apartment with a very small kitchen)
e, g, c, p	electric, gas, cable, phone
elec	electricity
eves	evenings
f	female
flrs	floors
fpl	fireplace
fridge	refrigerator
full bath	bathroom with a sink, toilet and bathtub/shower or stall shower
furn	furnished
gar	garage
grad	graduate student
half bath	bathroom with sink and toilet
hook-ups	electric and plumbing facilities for washer/dryer (washer/dryer may not be included)
hw or hdwd	hardwood floors
hse	house
inc all util	includes all utilities
kit	kitchen
kitchenette	very small kitchen
landlord	person who owns and/or manages apartment
lge	large
lower	lower/first floor apartment
lr	living room
m	male
mi	mile
mkt	market
mod	modern
nr	near
ns	non-smoker
off st prking	off-street parking
part furn	partially furnished
pkng	parking
plus util	utilities not included
pref	prefer
prof	professional
rd	road
rms	rooms
sec (or secur) dep	security deposit (money the tenant pays the landlord from which the cost to repair any damages the tenant may do can be deducted)
sep	separate
sml	small
studio	generally a one-room apartment
svc	service
twnhse	townhouse
transp	transportation
unfurn	unfurnished
upper	upper/second floor apartment
util	utilities (generally includes gas, electric and water; may include cable and telephone)
w/d	washer and dryer
w/w	wall to wall carpeting (carpeting that covers the entire floor surface)
yd	yard