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flat-share

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noun

  1. the state of living in a flat where each occupant shares the facilities and expenses

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

verb

  1. (intr) to live in a flat with other people who are not relatives

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Example Sentences

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"The amount you get per stream is piteous, so it's more likely you're going to be in a flat-share with five other people in East London."

From BBC • Mar. 19, 2024

She says her generation is particularly vulnerable to the "massive loophole" in the rent cap because young people "have no other choice but to flat-share" due to increasing costs.

From BBC • Oct. 8, 2023

Psychology student Sophia Bourne, 18, lives at home and says she is worried about saving enough to eventually move into student housing or a flat-share.

From BBC • Feb. 10, 2022

I didn’t think about him in that way at first, when I moved into the flat-share a few weeks back.

From The Guardian • Apr. 12, 2020

Andrew Mueller All-male flat-share sitcom from sketch troupe Pappy's, who tasted 2012 Edinburgh fringe glory with their Last Ever Show.

From The Guardian • Jul. 23, 2013

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