pied-à-terre
noun
a residence, as an apartment, for part-time or temporary use.
pieds-à-terre
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pluralof pied-à-terre.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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As noted by the Wall Street Journal, the tax would “target wealthy individuals who own these pieds-à-terre but primarily live outside the city” and is aimed at closing the city’s $12 billion annual budget gap.
From MarketWatch ● May 1, 2026
Some agents expect their clients shopping for pieds-à-terre will begin hunting for homes specifically below $5 million, undercutting any efforts to raise new revenue.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 16, 2026
It would specifically target wealthy individuals who own these pieds-à-terre but primarily live outside the city.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 15, 2026
Some of Dr. Zhang’s patients, envisioning further babies and more in vitro fertilization procedures and births in New York, wind up buying pieds-à-terre on West 57th Street, he told me.
From New York Times ● Apr. 27, 2017
Many of its apartments are leased out by companies that offer temporary housing to corporate executives or are used as pieds-à-terre.
From New York Times ● Mar. 16, 2012
