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

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Click here for more photos of the Miami Beach condo of the late Luigi Caiola. Mark David, Robb Report, 1 Oct. 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 Miami’s luxury condo market had another hot month in August, continuing a trend that finds fancy homes attracting big spenders, according to new data from the Miami Association of Realtors. Howard Cohen, Miami Herald, 30 Sep. 2025 Other champions, like season 10’s Dan Gheesling, took a different approach, investing most of the prize and limiting splurges to practical purchases, like a condo down payment. Emily Blackwood, PEOPLE, 29 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 5 Oct. 2025.

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condo

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

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