: used or suitable for several different functions
a mixed-use building

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Residents have suggested everything from mixed-use housing and business space to parks and cultural attractions, noting the waterfront location and historic architecture as assets. Casey Smith, IndyStar, 22 Aug. 2025 In its place, the City Park neighborhood has taken shape — a mixed-use district with townhomes, hotels, restaurants and office buildings. Shane Connuck, Charlotte Observer, 22 Aug. 2025 The 366-hectare land parcel under scrutiny is part of a 3,500-hectare mixed-use estate in Cavite province, south of Manila, that the group aims to develop as a city of the future over the next three decades. Ian Sayson, Forbes.com, 22 Aug. 2025 With Irvine Company’s plans to remake part of its University City office campus into apartments, the UTC area may be the mixed-use business office location of the future, akin to Century City in Los Angeles. Phillip Molnar, San Diego Union-Tribune, 22 Aug. 2025 See All Example Sentences for mixed-use

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First Known Use

1972, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of mixed-use was in 1972

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“Mixed-use.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/mixed-use. Accessed 29 Aug. 2025.

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