efficiency apartment
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of efficiency apartment
First recorded in 1925–30
Example Sentences
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In Suzan-Lori Parks’s “Topdog/Underdog,” a revival of which is at the Golden Theater through Sunday, the brothers Lincoln and Booth share Booth’s tiny efficiency apartment.
From New York Times ● Jan. 14, 2023
His family lives with his cousin’s family — about 10 people total — all sharing an efficiency apartment that rents for $2,000 a month.
From Washington Post ● Sep. 24, 2022
Smilen fed street cats nightly and began hoarding them inside the small efficiency apartment.
From Seattle Times ● Jul. 20, 2021
An efficiency apartment always has a separate kitchen, while the kitchen in a studio apartment is usually part of a larger space.
From Encyclopedia.com ● Mar. 21, 2018
If I lived frugally, I would have enough to move out of the stacks and rent a small efficiency apartment somewhere.
From "Ready Player One: A Novel" by Ernest Cline
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