apartment building
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Definition
Noun: A multi-story residential building divided into multiple separate, self-contained housing units, each rented or owned by different individuals or families. It is a common form of urban housing.
Usage
This term is used to describe the physical structure itself. It is a countable noun. * We live in an apartment building downtown. * The city is constructing several new apartment buildings in this neighborhood. * That apartment building has a security system and a rooftop garden.
Advanced Usage
- "High-rise apartment building": Specifies a tall building with many floors.
- She lives in a high-rise apartment building with a view of the river.
- "Apartment building management": Refers to the company or individuals responsible for operating and maintaining the building.
- All repair requests must be submitted to the apartment building management.
Variants and Related Words
- Apartment block (noun, chiefly British): A large building containing many apartments.
- Apartment complex (noun): A group of apartment buildings sharing common grounds and facilities.
- Tenement (noun): A large, old apartment building, often in a poor state of repair, typically found in densely populated urban areas.
- Multi-family dwelling (noun): A formal or technical term for a residential building designed to house multiple separate families.
Synonyms
- Residential building
- Flats building (chiefly British)
- Multi-unit dwelling
Related Phrases
- To live in an apartment building: The common phrase for residing in one.
- After college, I plan to live in an apartment building.
- Apartment building super/superintendent: The caretaker or manager responsible for the building's maintenance.
- If the heat stops working, call the apartment building super.
Noun
- a building that is divided into apartments