condo

noun

con·​do ˈkän-(ˌ)dō How to pronounce condo (audio)
plural condos
: condominium sense 3: such as
a
: a unit in a multiunit structure (such as an apartment building) or on land owned in common (such as a town house complex)
He lives with his wife … in a really great condo with a really great view of Boston Harbor.Wendy Wasserstein
b
: a building containing condominiums
Pastel condos dot the hills, and chili stores and sweet "shoppes" line the main drag.Ted Fishman

Examples of condo in a Sentence

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The ornate Cathedral on North Bayside Drive just north of the Venetian Causeway, stands out in a sea of cookie cutter hotels and condo buildings. Lauren Costantino, Miami Herald, 10 Sep. 2025 This is strange enough, but the place has also been vacant for about 20 years while the rest of Williamsburg has turned into a luxury mall — units at a condo on the corner at Driggs Avenue rent for $6,000. Adriane Quinlan, Curbed, 10 Sep. 2025 Newmark valued Knobel’s condos facing Interstate 70 higher than the plaintiffs’ more desirable condos facing Vail Mountain, according to the lawsuit, which says Newmark valued the plaintiffs’ units far lower than other appraisers and appraised them without stepping foot inside. Justin Wingerter, Denver Post, 9 Sep. 2025 He was granted probation in October 2023 and agreed to attend both an anger management class and Alcoholics Anonymous meetings and stay away from the condo. Kelly Davis, San Diego Union-Tribune, 9 Sep. 2025 See All Example Sentences for condo

Word History

First Known Use

1964, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of condo was in 1964

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“Condo.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/condo. Accessed 11 Sep. 2025.

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condo

noun
con·​do ˈkän-dō How to pronounce condo (audio)
plural condos

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