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apartment building
noun
: a building containing separate residential apartments
called also apartment house
Examples of apartment building in a Sentence
We lived in an apartment building for several years before buying a house.
Recent Examples on the Web
Conceived as a pilot for a potential new sitcom, the pair reunited after years of separation outside Mary's apartment building on the Upper West Side of Manhattan.
—Marc Berman, Forbes, 28 Oct. 2024
But large purchases of rental homes and apartment buildings by private equity firms like KKR are another cause, research shows.
—Gretchen Morgenson, NBC News, 24 Oct. 2024
Several housing developments, including single-family homes, townhomes and apartment buildings, have been built on the east side of the campus, attracting those who want to live close to downtown but not pay the prices of Fountain Square or the Near Northside.
—Alysa Guffey, The Indianapolis Star, 24 Oct. 2024
The Moody's downgrade followed a surprise quarterly loss and anticipated future losses in the bank's portfolio of office and apartment building loans.
—Jc Reindl, Detroit Free Press, 23 Oct. 2024
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Word History
First Known Use
1845, in the meaning defined above
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The first known use of apartment building was
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“Apartment building.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/apartment%20building. Accessed 8 Nov. 2024.
Kids Definition
apartment building
noun
: a building containing several individual apartments
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