townhome

American  

[toun-hohm] / ˈtaʊnˌhoʊm /

noun

1. town house.

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Etymology

Origin of townhome

First recorded in 1975–80; town + home

Example Sentences

In 2025, the couple—he, a 66-year-old retired funeral director and she, a 64-year-old retired nurse—sold their townhome for $350,000 and bought a house on a half-acre in Greenville for $320,000.

From The Wall Street Journal

When Kam Khazai refinanced the mortgage on his townhome in the Washington, D.C., suburb of Gaithersburg, Md., he thought he had scored the deal of a lifetime with a 2.9% rate on a 25-year mortgage.

From MarketWatch

In order to afford her $3,000-a-month townhome, she’s renting out space to others.

From MarketWatch

“The fact that there was no preparation with the forecast of the wind is still mind-boggling,” said Tobiska, whose three-bedroom townhome suffered smoke damage.

From The Wall Street Journal

The goal of Small Lots, Big Impacts is to provide another option: for-sale homes that are smaller and less expensive than a McMansion or a 2,000-square-foot townhome.

From Los Angeles Times