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

Examples of mixed-use in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Today, super tall skyscrapers, for example, like the Burj Khalifa, are mixed-use buildings. Abc News, ABC News, 15 May 2024 Plus, Google has proposed a mixed-use neighborhood near the Diridon train station and SAP Center. George Avalos, The Mercury News, 15 May 2024 See all Example Sentences for mixed-use 

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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 29 May. 2024.

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