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The table below gives explanations of commonly used words and abbreviations found in accommodation rental listings of English newspapers and websites…
24 hrs water | No water cuts |
AC | Air-conditioner |
avl |
Available |
bath attach | Attached bathroom (in bedroom) |
BHK |
Bedroom, hall & kitchen |
brokers excuse | No brokers/real estate agents allowed |
BR |
Bedroom (3BR is a three-bedroom flat) |
bung | Bungalow/large independent house |
CCP | Covered car parking |
cop wtr | Corporation water/public water |
CP | Car parking |
ct | Contact |
FF | First floor |
furn | Fully furnished |
G+1 |
Accommodation with ground floor and first floor (bungalow or flat) |
geizer/geyser |
Water heater |
genset |
Back-up generator (activated during electrical power cuts) |
GF | Ground floor |
godown | Warehouse or large storage space |
independent/indp | Independent accommodation (a house or a flat within a house) |
metro water | Corporation water/public water |
MNC | Multinational corporation |
mod |
Modern |
nego |
Negotiable |
ngr | Nagar (neighbourhood) |
no brkr | No brokers/real estate agents allowed |
nr | Near |
ORCP/OCP | Outside road car parking |
RLY station |
Railway station |
RO | Room only |
semifurn | Semi-furnished |
sep bath | Separate bathroom (outside bedroom) |
ser qrtr | Servants’ quarter |
two-wheeler park | Parking for motorcycles |
UPS | Uninterrupted electrical power supply |
veg |
Vegetarians only |
WW |
Woodwork (shelves & cabinets) |