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Real Estate vocabulary · Renting & Tenancies

Furnished

Meaning in real estate, with examples

/ˈfɜːrnɪʃt/adjectiveCore term

In real estate, furnished means: Rented or sold with furniture already inside, such as beds, sofas and tables, and often kitchen appliances too.

In Turkish: eşyalı, mobilyalı

How it is used

Rental listings say whether a home is furnished, unfurnished or part-furnished. Furnished homes usually rent for more and suit short stays, students and people moving from abroad. An inventory lists every item included.

Example sentences

  1. The flat is fully furnished, so you only need to bring your clothes.

  2. Do you have any unfurnished two-bedroom flats near the university?

Common collocations

  • fully furnished
  • part-furnished
  • unfurnished
  • furnished apartment
  • furnished let
  • inventoryA detailed list, often with photos, of a rented property's contents and their condition, checked when the tenant moves in and again when they leave.
  • rentThe money a tenant pays regularly, usually every month, to live in or use a property that belongs to someone else.
  • leaseA legal contract in which an owner lets a tenant use a property for a fixed period in return for rent, setting out the rights and duties of both sides.
  • apartmentA set of rooms for living in, usually on one floor, that forms one unit inside a larger building with other similar units.

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