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condo

noun

con·​do ˈkän-(ˌ)dō How to pronounce condo (audio)
plural condos
: condominium sense 1: 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

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From July 2024 to July 2025, 1 in 3 condos sold in Manhattan sold at a loss, according to luxury real estate firm Brown Harris Stevens. Robert Frank,carlos Waters, CNBC, 25 Nov. 2025 Who might potentially be interested or be a good fit for a theater in a condo-hotel? Vinod Sreeharsha, Miami Herald, 24 Nov. 2025 While Maluma never called this swanky condo home, the 31-year-old singer and rapper appreciates plenty of other high-end fancies. Tori Latham, Robb Report, 24 Nov. 2025 Scottsdale will be a 200,000-square-foot facility with 67 car condos and a 16,000-square-foot clubhouse with a coffee shop, meeting rooms and a full club upstairs with a bar, lounge, food and a rooftop patio. Sandra Barrera, Oc Register, 23 Nov. 2025 See All Example Sentences for condo

Word History

First Known Use

1964, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
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 29 Nov. 2025.

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condo

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

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