| + (Pr) | mit Provision (with agent´s fee) |
| 0 (Pr) | ohne Provision (no agent´s fee) |
| AB | Altbau (building build pre circa 1945) |
| Abstand | (money paid for furnishing/renovation work that predecessor leaves in apartment, not entirely legal) |
| Ap | Apartment (appartment) |
| At | Atelier (studio) |
| AT | Aussentoilette (outhouse) |
| Bd | Bad/Bäder (bathrooms) |
| Bek/BK | Betriebskosten (costs such as garbage collection, water etc) |
| Bk | Balkon (balcony) |
| DG | Dachgeschoß (attic) |
| Dl | Diele (hall) |
| Dn | Dielen (floor boards) |
| Du | Dusche (shower) |
| EBK | Einbauküche (built in kitchen) |
| EbN | Erstbezug Neubau (brand new dwelling) |
| EFH | Einfamilienhaus (single family dwelling) |
| EG | Erdgeschoß (ground floor) |
| F | Fahrstuhl (lift) |
| FbH | Fußbodenheizung (in floor heating) |
| Ga | Garten (garden) |
| GaNu | Gartennutzung (access to garden) |
| Gar | Garage (garage) |
| gfl | gefliest (tiled) |
| GH | Gasetagenheizung (gas central heating) |
| Gsp | Geschirrspüler (dish washer) |
| HH | Hinterhaus (building behind courtyard) |
| Hk | Heizkosten (heating costs) |
| Ka | Kamin (fireplace) |
| Kab | Kabelanschluß (cable TV) |
| Kfz | Autostellplatz (car park) |
| Kl | Keller (cellar) |
| KM | Kaltmiete (rent excl. Heating) |
| Kt | Kaution (security deposit) |
| MFH | Mehrfamilienhaus (multiple dwelling) |
| MM | Monatsmiete (monthly rent, relevant for deposit amount) |
| MMK | Monatsmiete(n) Kaution (security deposit = one month´s rent) |
| Mn | Maisonette |
| NB | Neubau (newer building built post 1945) |
| NK | Nebenkosten (costs such as electricity, telephone etc.) |
| NSH | Nachtstrom - speicherheizung (off-peak electric heating) |
| OH | Ofenheizung (coal oven heating) |
| Öl | Ölheizung (oil heating) |
| Pk | Parkettboden (parquet floor) |
| qm | Quadratmeter (square meter) |
| Rb | Rollstuhlbenutzung (wheel chair access) |
| ren. | renoviert (renovated) |
| renbed. | renovierungsbedürftig (in need of renovation) |
| RH | Reihenhaus (townhouse) |
| ruh | ruhig (quiet) |
| SFL | Seitenflügel (building wing behind courtyard) |
| son | sonnig (sunny) |
| Sou | Souterrain (basement) |
| Sv | Stadtvilla |
| t-möb | teilmöbliert (partially furnished) |
| Tep | Teppichboden (wall to wall carpet) |
| Ter | Terrasse (terrace) |
| TG | Tiefgaragenplatz (underground parking) |
| UM | Untermieter (sub-tenant) |
| v-möb | voll möbliert (fully furnished) |
| vg | verkehrsgünstig (close to public transport) |
| VH | Vorderhaus (building with street frontage) |
| W-B | Wannenbad (bath tub) |
| WBS | Wohnberechtigungsschein (municipal document entitling you to rent cheaper state - owned housing, available from Wohnungsamt , the district housing office) |
| Wg | Wintergarten (glassed terrace) |
| Wm | Waschmaschine (washing machine) |
| WM | Warmmiete (rent including heat) |
| ZH | Zentralheizung (central heating) |
| Zi | Zimmer (room) |
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