mezzanine

/'mezəni:n/

Thân thiện

The library's mezzanine overlooks the main reading room.

Definition

1. Noun:
   • An intermediate floor between two main floors of a building: A mezzanine is a partial floor, typically open to the floor below, situated between the ground floor and the first floor or between other main floors.
   • The first or lowest balcony in a theater: In a theater or auditorium, the mezzanine is the seating area located directly above the main floor (orchestra) and below the first balcony.

Usage Examples

• Noun (Architectural Floor):
  • The library features a quiet reading area on the mezzanine.
  • Their apartment has a sleeping loft in the mezzanine above the living room.
• Noun (Theater Balcony):
  • We had excellent seats in the front row of the mezzanine.
  • The view from the mezzanine is better than from the upper balcony.

Advanced Usage

• "Mezzanine financing": In finance, this term refers to a hybrid form of capital that is subordinate to senior debt but senior to equity. It is not a direct usage of the architectural term but derives from its "in-between" nature.
  • The company secured mezzanine financing to fund its expansion.

Variants and Related Words

• Mezzanine floor (n): Another term for a mezzanine level in a building.
  • The office's mezzanine floor houses the executive suites.

Synonyms

• Entresol: (Architecture) A low floor between two main stories.
• Loge: (Theater) A box or balcony in a theater, sometimes used interchangeably with mezzanine seating.

Học thuật

Noun

1. intermediate floor just above the ground floor
2. first or lowest balcony

Từ đồng nghĩa

• mezzanine floor
• entresol
• first balcony