ground floor
noun
plural ground floors
1
: the floor of a building most nearly on a level with the ground : first floor sense 1
2
: a favorable position or privileged opportunity usually obtained by early participants
—used especially in the phrase in on the ground floor
investors who got in on the ground floor
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In downtown Skokie, ground floor spaces must be retail shops or services that are open to customers, according to the village.
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Jennifer Johnson, Chicago Tribune, 24 Feb. 2026
The cost of the apartment buildings, which will also have ground floor commercial and community space, will be separate.
—Jan Ellen Spiegel, Hartford Courant, 23 Feb. 2026
Meanwhile, one-suite Casa da Arvore is a tree house that taps the romance of fantasy shipwreck living—meanwhile, the living room itself is the open, ground floor space with swings, sea chests, and a pebble floor.
—Stephanie Rafanelli, Condé Nast Traveler, 11 Feb. 2026
Harrods is also home to the Prada Caffè, also on the store’s ground floor, which dishes up a variety of Italian specialties ranging from saffron risotto and crab linguine to pistachio tiramisù and hazelnut mousse chocolate cake.
—Samantha Conti, Footwear News, 10 Feb. 2026
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Jennifer Johnson, Chicago Tribune, 24 Feb. 2026
The cost of the apartment buildings, which will also have ground floor commercial and community space, will be separate.
—Jan Ellen Spiegel, Hartford Courant, 23 Feb. 2026
Meanwhile, one-suite Casa da Arvore is a tree house that taps the romance of fantasy shipwreck living—meanwhile, the living room itself is the open, ground floor space with swings, sea chests, and a pebble floor.
—Stephanie Rafanelli, Condé Nast Traveler, 11 Feb. 2026
Harrods is also home to the Prada Caffè, also on the store’s ground floor, which dishes up a variety of Italian specialties ranging from saffron risotto and crab linguine to pistachio tiramisù and hazelnut mousse chocolate cake.
—Samantha Conti, Footwear News, 10 Feb. 2026
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“Ground floor.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/ground%20floor. Accessed 28 Feb. 2026.
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