apartment

American  

[uh-pahrt-muhnt] / əˈpɑrt mənt /

noun

1. a room or a group of related rooms, among similar sets in one building, designed for use as a dwelling.

2. a building containing or made up of such rooms.

3. any separated room or group of rooms in a house or other dwelling.

   We heard cries from an apartment at the back of the house.

4. British. apartments, a set of rooms used as a dwelling by one person or one family.

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apartment British  

/ əˈpɑːtmənt /

noun

1. (often plural) any room in a building, usually one of several forming a suite, esp one that is spacious and well furnished and used as living accommodation, offices, etc

2. 1. another name (esp US and Canadian) for flat 2

   2. ( as modifier )

      apartment building

      apartment house

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Other Word Forms

• apartmental adjective

Etymology

Origin of apartment

1635–45; < French appartement < Italian appartamento, equivalent to apparta ( re ) to separate, divide (verbal derivative of a parte apart, to one side) + -mento -ment

Example Sentences

This time, he wouldn’t let her stay in his apartment so she rented one down the street to be near.

From The Wall Street Journal

Bloated and fatigued, I met him on a Saturday at a brewery equidistant from my apartment in Palms and his hotel in Century City.

From Los Angeles Times

And perhaps homeowners or apartment builders have invested more in their roofs, or taken defensive measures in landscaping in wildfire-prone areas.

From The Wall Street Journal

The rent guidelines board meets in the spring and votes every year on how much to limit price increases for rent-stabilized apartments.

From The Wall Street Journal

It’s a renters’ world, and few apartments and condos offer working versions to tenants.

From Salon

Related Words

• co-op
• condo
• condominium
• cooperative
• flat
• suite