studio apartment

noun

1. an apartment consisting of one main room, a kitchen or kitchenette, and a bathroom.

2. (formerly) a one-room apartment having a high ceiling and large windows.

Word History and Origins

Origin of studio apartment¹

First recorded in 1920–25

Example Sentences

Monthly rent for a studio apartment in Abidjan can easily come in at 100 euros, almost the minimum wage.

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Since the space is about the size of a Manhattan studio apartment, most sessions are capped at four people.

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It’s a luxury he has come to appreciate after living in a studio apartment in New York for a decade.

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I was living alone in a studio apartment in Palms, sleeping in the same room as my refrigerator.

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After struggling to find stable housing, he said it’s a relief to pay a monthly rent of $718 for a studio apartment.

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