condo

noun

con·​do ˈkän-(ˌ)dō 

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

Recent Examples on the Web

Compared with the owners of co-ops and condos, the owners of rental buildings pay much higher taxes. —Camille Baker, New York Times, 2 Apr. 2024

The sleek condo, in New York's Tribeca neighborhood, has retractable glass walls and four private terraces that maximize indoor-outdoor living. —Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 2 Apr. 2024

The city ordered the condo owners to evacuate the building temporarily after officials found the aging condo towers unsafe and overdue for a 40-year structural review. —Jay Weaver, Miami Herald, 2 Apr. 2024

This figure combines single-family homes, townhouses and condos. —Phillip Molnar, San Diego Union-Tribune, 1 Apr. 2024

The condo was built in 2022 and the living area totals 1,263 square feet. —Bay Area Home Report, The Mercury News, 28 Mar. 2024

Betty, now 71, lives in a condo near the family home. —USA TODAY, 28 Mar. 2024

North of Ninth Street, luxury condo and rental buildings were shooting into the sky. —Eric Lach, The New Yorker, 26 Mar. 2024

In New York, broker Keith Burkhardt is working on a new flat-rate service to provide help valuing properties, negotiating deals, and navigating the city’s co-op and condo boards. —Patrick Clark, Fortune, 24 Mar. 2024

Word History

First Known Use

1964, in the meaning defined above

Kids Definition

condo

noun

con·​do ˈkän-dō 

plural condos

: condominium