apartment
noun
apart·ment
ə-ˈpärt-mənt 
plural apartments
1
: a room or set of rooms fitted especially with housekeeping facilities and usually leased as a dwelling
2
: a building containing several individual apartments
3
British
: a large and impressive room or set of rooms
—usually plural
Assured that the Queen and Prince Philip had retired to bed, Mr Hillyard tried to pass through the Royal apartments as the train left Aberdeen on its journey to London.—
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We lived in an apartment for several years before buying a house.
a spacious six-room apartment that occupies the entire upper floor of a two-family house
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City of Yes passed at the end of last year, promising to create more than 80,000 new homes over 15 years, in part by legalizing the creation of apartments in people’s backyards or basements of people’s single- and two-family homes.
—Matthew Sedacca, Curbed, 30 Sep. 2025
That could mean living in an off-campus apartment in Manhattan, where the average rent is around $5,600 a month, according to RentCafe, although that figure can vary depending on the neighborhood, apartment size and number of roommates.
—Kamaron McNair, CNBC, 30 Sep. 2025
The new proposal for mid-rise apartments would be much smaller, yet far more feasible, than the original proposal for two housing towers that would have produced 708 condo units, Full Standard Properties told the bankruptcy court.
—George Avalos, Mercury News, 30 Sep. 2025
Additionally, a relative of Goldberg’s was allowed to collect several personal items from the apartment, including Greenberg’s phone and computer.
—Kelsey Lentz, PEOPLE, 30 Sep. 2025
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Matthew Sedacca, Curbed, 30 Sep. 2025
That could mean living in an off-campus apartment in Manhattan, where the average rent is around $5,600 a month, according to RentCafe, although that figure can vary depending on the neighborhood, apartment size and number of roommates.
—Kamaron McNair, CNBC, 30 Sep. 2025
The new proposal for mid-rise apartments would be much smaller, yet far more feasible, than the original proposal for two housing towers that would have produced 708 condo units, Full Standard Properties told the bankruptcy court.
—George Avalos, Mercury News, 30 Sep. 2025
Additionally, a relative of Goldberg’s was allowed to collect several personal items from the apartment, including Greenberg’s phone and computer.
—Kelsey Lentz, PEOPLE, 30 Sep. 2025
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“Apartment.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/apartment. Accessed 6 Oct. 2025.
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apartment
noun
apart·ment
ə-ˈpärt-mənt
1
: a room or set of rooms used as a dwelling
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