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

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For example, directing governmental funding toward sustainable commercial developments in urban cores might simultaneously stimulate economic recovery, reduce environmental impact, and address critical urban housing shortages through mixed-use projects. Ali Hoss, Forbes.com, 7 May 2025 And more homes in the River District Saussy Burbank has also begun developing its portion of single-family homes at the River District, a 1,400-acre mixed-use development in west Charlotte that recently earned a One Plant Living designation. Desiree Mathurin, Charlotte Observer, 6 May 2025 Live Local, originally passed in 2023 and amended last year, has applied only in areas of counties and municipalities zoned for commercial, mixed-use or industrial uses. Andres Viglucci, Miami Herald, 6 May 2025 Under the arrangement, the Commanders will pay $2.7 billion in direct stadium costs, with the district footing $1.15 billion on parking, recreation facilities and related infrastructure (such as utilities and building out a street grid) to prepare the site and neighborhood for a mixed-use future. Robert Sroka, Baltimore Sun, 6 May 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 13 May. 2025.

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