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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But the increase in condo listings was on another scale entirely. Giulia Carbonaro, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Sep. 2025 Tower 3 has both condo units, some of which are rented through Airbnb, and hotel rooms. David Goodhue, Miami Herald, 3 Sep. 2025 That is because his daughter Ivanka and son-in-law Jared Kushner are on the verge of scoring big with a billion-dollar exclusive luxury condo development on Sazan Island just off the Albanian coast. Peter Lucas, Boston Herald, 30 Aug. 2025 The jury saw records suggesting that Adelson, who lived with her husband in a luxury Miami condo, had the means to fund the murder plot that cost over $100,000 with their son, who worked with them at the family’s thriving dentistry practice. Lauren Del Valle, CNN Money, 30 Aug. 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 9 Sep. 2025.

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condo

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

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