: used or suitable for several different functions
a mixed-use building

Examples of mixed-use in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web The major difference was that the suburban stadium would be surrounded by a $5 billion mixed-use development, with housing, hotels and entertainment, that would generate significant revenues and taxes. Robert McCoppin, Chicago Tribune, 4 May 2024 Efforts are underway to promote local ownership and mixed-use projects favoring legacy businesses. Marc Ramirez, USA TODAY, 3 May 2024 An identical process took place last year for a 20,000-seat stadium that would house the Indy Eleven, a minor league soccer team, at the planned Eleven Park, a mixed-use development on the former Diamond Chain Co. property on Kentucky Avenue, near the White River. Alexandria Burris, The Indianapolis Star, 1 May 2024 The mixed-use development will include: Commissioners approved an agreement with hotel operator Shaun Pan, owner and operator of the nearby Hampton Inn & Suites at the city's riverfront, to redevelop the block. Erin Couch, The Enquirer, 1 May 2024 The two proposals would amend tax incremental financing districts tied to The Brewery, the mixed-use development at Pabst Brewing Co.'s former downtown complex, and Kinetik Apartments near Bay View's Zillman Park. Tom Daykin, Journal Sentinel, 19 Apr. 2024 Wegmans will be less than a half mile from the mixed-use development, The Bowl at Ballantyne. Catherine Muccigrosso, Charlotte Observer, 18 Apr. 2024 The new vision for the site that’s been vacant for years is a $249 million mixed-use development that includes residential, office, and commercial space, a hotel, and a parking garage. Matthew Glowicki, The Courier-Journal, 17 Apr. 2024 The Paramount building at 900 E. McMillan Street revived a former retail center and theater-turned-pharmacy into a mixed-use development with office space, housing Esoteric Brewing and one of the city’s hottest new Mediterranean eateries, The Aperture. The Enquirer, 17 Apr. 2024

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Word History

First Known Use

1972, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of mixed-use was in 1972

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“Mixed-use.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/mixed-use. Accessed 8 May. 2024.

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