condo

[kon-doh]

noun

Informal.

plural

condos 

1. condominium.

condo

/ ˈkɒndəʊ /

noun

1. a condominium building or apartment

Other Word Forms

• mini-condo noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of condo¹

An Americanism first recorded in 1970–75; by shortening; -o

Example Sentences

Franca Smith, 80, owns a large condo where she gave dance classes.

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‘He plans to leave me a life estate in the condo and the ability to receive rent from his properties’

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Their condo was in a large building with a roof made of fire-resistant metal shingles and surrounded by an urban jungle of concrete buildings along the iconic Sunset Boulevard.

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California has the highest home prices in the nation, and incomes are nowhere near sufficient for a typical family to purchase a house or condo.

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They turbocharged the city’s transformation, with skyscrapers, luxury condos and whole neighborhoods rising in recent years.

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Related Words

• apartment 
• cabin 
• condominium 
• cottage 
• dormitory 
• dwelling 
• farm 
• hospital 
• house 
• hut 
• mansion 
• palace 
• place 
• residence 
• resort 
• shelter 
• trailer