Standard Abbreviations
Most online visitors to the Artvoice Classifieds use the customizable find function to target ads they want to read. Don't let unconventional abbreviations knock yours off the list. Spell words out in full or use the standard abbreviations listed below.
| and | & | includes/including | incl | |
| apartment | apt | kitchen | kit | |
| appliances | appl | large | lg | |
| air conditioning | A/C | laundry | lndry | |
| available | avail | living room | liv rm | |
| bedroom | bdrm | lower | lwr | |
| best offer | /BO | message | msg | |
| between | b/w | month | mo | |
| Buffalo | Bflo | natural | nat | |
| Buffalo State | Buff State | near | nr | |
| building | bldg | occupied/occupancy | occ | |
| central air | cent air | off-street | off-st | |
| ceramic | cer | park | pk | |
| coin-operated | coin-op | parking | pkng | |
| deposit | dep | private | prvt | |
| dining room | din rm | refrigerator | fridge | |
| dishwasher | dshwshr | renovated | renov | |
| downtown | dwntwn | required | req'd | |
| dryer | dry | security | sec | |
| electric | elec | security system | sec syst | |
| experience | exp | small | sm | |
| extension | ext | square feet | sq ft | |
| fireplace | frplc | upper | uppr | |
| floor/floors | flr/flrs | utilities | util | |
| French | Fr | water | wtr | |
| front | frnt | water | H2O | |
| furnished | furn | wall to wall | w/w | |
| garage | gar | washer | wshr | |
| garbage | garb | Williamsville | Wmsvl | |
| hardwood | hdwd | woodwork | wdwk | |
| hospital | hosp | yard | yd | |
| immediate | immed | year | yr |
