condo
Americannoun
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condos
plural
noun
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Etymology
Origin of condo
An Americanism first recorded in 1970–75; by shortening; cf. -o
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The Florida condo will come with some sort of monthly maintenance fee, even if you buy into a CCRC.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 19, 2026
The more you spend on buying the condo, the less growth you’ll get out of your portfolio because of your decreased principal.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 19, 2026
Michael Cohen, President Trump’s former personal attorney and fixer, said in an interview that he received one for his condo at Trump Park Avenue on the Upper East Side.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 11, 2026
One bank ended up offering me a $700,000 loan, which would not be enough to buy a private condo.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 10, 2026
From our condo, Jeremy’s house is about five minutes away: walk down one straight, main road, turn left and then right, onto a quiet, leafy street.
From "Saints and Misfits" by S.K. Ali
Bill has been involved in multiple business ventures; he reluctantly told me that these include at least one other Trump store, in Gatlinburg—another former Cupid’s Outlet—as well as condos in Florida.
From Slate ● Aug. 14, 2026
“Yes, I am old and I am 80, and I do own condos and other businesses,” he noted.
From Slate ● Aug. 14, 2026
Ultimately, in the medium to long term, “these condos will bounce back,” Levitch said.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 12, 2026
At the same time, Fannie Mae is loosening some insurance requirements for condos that lenders had said were too burdensome.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 9, 2026
There’s no pool in our backyard, just the one at the condos across the street that we used to sneak into when Doña Rosa loaned us her gate key.
From "Merci Suárez Changes Gears" by Meg Medina
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