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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Some longtime condo residents, all men, had invited Mark to play poker one evening. Michelle Johnson, Forbes.com, 25 June 2025 By Redfin's estimation, there are 83% more condo sellers than buyers in the market. Laurel Wamsley, NPR, 23 June 2025 Luxury unit sales are booming, but overall condo sales are in a slump, despite prices holding steady, as middle class buyers find condo ownership increasingly out of reach. Cd Goette-Luciak, Miami Herald, 23 June 2025 The tower’s commercial and residential histories have often been somewhat at odds, with the building’s first 18 floors fully leased by offices by the late 1980s, even as the top seven floors struggled to find condo buyers. Frederick Melo, Twin Cities, 21 June 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 2 Jul. 2025.

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condo

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

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