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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Officers responded to an under-construction condo building on Friday, May 30, where the bear was found resting, the Naples Police Department said in a Facebook post, sharing a photo of the animal. Mitchell Willetts, Miami Herald, 1 June 2025 One of Winfrey’s first big real estate ventures was her purchase of a condo in Chicago’s prominent Water Tower Place, located along the city’s Magnificent Mile, in 1985. Joyce Chen, Architectural Digest, 30 May 2025 If more residents are needed, older office buildings should be converted to apartments and condos. Aldo Svaldi, Denver Post, 29 May 2025 The condo had a $15,718 property tax bill in the 2023 tax year. Bob Goldsborough, Chicago Tribune, 24 May 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 6 Jun. 2025.

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condo

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

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