As advertisement space at Munich’s newspapers is costly and limited, you come across numerous abbreviations in apartment ads. The below list of abbreviations and terminology used in apartment ads comes from the Technische Universität München (TUM). The website of the University is also good resource for information on the Bavarian capital and you can find many useful Munich tips there. If you are a student in Munich yourself, you can look for accommodation there even if you are studying somewhere else.
Abbreviations in Apartment Ads
| Abbreviation | German | English |
| O (Pr) | ohne Provision | without estate agent´s fee |
| + (Pr) | mit Provision | with estate agent´s fee |
| AB | Altbau | old building |
| Abl | Ablöse | key money |
| App. | Appartment | apartment |
| Ausst. | Ausstattung | furnishings |
| Balk./Blk. | Balkon | balcony |
| Bek/BK | Betriebskosten | overhead costs |
| Bd./BZ | Bad/Bäder | bathroom/s |
| Bhf. | Bahnhof | train station |
| Bj. | Baujahr | year of construction |
| Bung. | Bungalow | bungalow |
| DG | Dachgeschoss | top floor |
| DHH | Doppelhaushälfte | semidetached house |
| Di | Diele | hall |
| DT | Dachterrasse | roof terrace |
| Du | Dusche | shower |
| EBK | Einbauküche | fitted kitchen |
| EbN | Erstbezug Neubau | newly constructed apartment |
| EFH | Einfamilienhaus | single-family house |
| EG | Erdgeschoss | ground floor |
| FbH | Fussbodenheizung | radiant heat |
| G-WC/ Gä.-WC | Gäste-WC | guest toilet |
| Ga. | Garten | garden |
| GA | Genossenschaftsanteile | cooperative shares |
| Gge. | Garage | garage |
| gfl. | gefliest | tiled |
| GH | Gasheizung | gas heating |
| h | Uhrzeit (z.B. 8h) | time (h = hour) |
| HH | Hinterhaus | part of a tenement house accesible only through a courtyard |
| Hob. | Hobbyraum | hobby room/workroom |
| HP | Hochparterre | upper ground floor |
| Hzg. | Heizung | room heating |
| Imm. | Immobilie | real or immoveable property |
| inkl. | inklusive | including |
| KF. | Komfort | comfortable |
| Kl. | Kellar | cellar/basement |
| KDB | Küche Dusche Bad | kitchen shower bath (can be with our without a bathtub) |
| KM | Kaltmiete | rent without utilities |
| kpl. | komplett | complete |
| KT | Kaution | security deposit |
| Lg | Loggia | loggia |
| LuxA | Luxusausstattung | luxury furnishing |
| MFH | Mehrfamilienhaus | apartment building |
| MM | Monatsmiete | monthly rent |
| Mn. | Maisonette | maisonette |
| NB | Neubau | new construction |
| Nfl. | Nutzfläche | usable floorspace |
| NK | Nebenkosten | utilities |
| NM | Nachmieter | next tenant |
| NR | Nichtraucher | nonsmoker |
| OG | Obergeschoss | upper floor |
| OH | Ofenheizung | stove heating |
| Öl. | Ölheizung | oil-fired heating |
| Pk. | Parkettboden | parquet floor |
| prov.fr. | provisionsfrei | without estate agent´s fee |
| qm, m² | Quadratmeter | square meter |
| ren. | renoviert | renovated |
| renbed. | renovierungsbedürftig | needs renovating |
| rest. | restauriert | restored |
| rhg. gel. | ruhig gelegen | quiet location |
| RH | Reihenhaus | terraced (town) house |
| Sou. | Souterrain | basement |
| SZ | Schlafzimmer | bedroom |
| Tel. | Telefonnummer | phone number |
| tgw. | teilgewerblich | partly commercial usage |
| t-möb. | teilmöbliert | partly furnished |
| Tep. | Teppichboden | carpeting |
| Terr. | Terrasse | terrace |
| TG | Tiefgaragenstellplatz | underground parking garage |
| UM | Untermieter | lodger, subtenant |
| VB | Verhandlungsbasis | for negotiations |
| VH | Voderhaus | front facing house |
| v-möb | vollmöbliert | full furnished |
| Vollbad | Bad mit Wanne | bathroom with tub |
| WC | Toilette | lavatoryWfl |
| WG | Wohngemeinschaft | shared apartmenty |
| Whg. | Wohnung | apartment |
| Wig. | Wintergarten | conservatory |
| WLAN | Drahtloses Netzwerk | wireless network |
| WM | Warmmiete | overall rent |
| wt. | werktags | on weekdays |
| WZ | Wohnzimmer | living room |
| zentr. | zentral | central |
| ZH | Zentralheizung | central heating |
| Zi. | Zimmer | room |
| ZKB | Zimmer Küche Bad | room kitchen bath |
| Zzgl. | zuzüglich | additionally |
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