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home unit

British  

noun

  1. Often shortened to: unit.  a self-contained residence which is part of a series of similar residences

"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

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In July, King had finished serving military detention in Korea and was at the airport awaiting U.S. military transport to his home unit in the U.S.

From Reuters • Sep. 28, 2023

Results benefited from better-than-expected underwriting at Geico, more shopping at retailers including Berkshire’s car dealerships, See’s Candies and the Nebraska Furniture Mart, and a near doubling of profit at the Clayton Homes mobile home unit.

From Reuters • May 1, 2021

Key concerns surround "sale blocking", a practice whereby site owners use their right to veto the sale of a mobile home unit to their own financial advantage.

From BBC • Oct. 15, 2012

The home unit, whose products include Moen faucets and Master Lock padlocks, accounted for $3.23 billion in sales in 2010, compared with $2.67 billion for spirits.

From BusinessWeek • May 6, 2011

When science is cloaked in a "home unit," it may get stuck at the doorbell�and never reach the principles of electricity.

From Time Magazine Archive

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