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townhome

American  
[toun-hohm] / ˈtaʊnˌhoʊm /

noun

  1. town house.


Etymology

Origin of townhome

First recorded in 1975–80; town + home

Example Sentences

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Among their other sleepovers — from one night to four months — were two hotels, an Airbnb, a church parking lot, another campground, a townhome rental and three tiny guest houses — one at a co-worker’s boyfriend’s house.

From Los Angeles Times

Buyers got an average of 8.1% off the home’s listing price, compared to the discounts single-family buyers and townhome buyers got, which were 7.9% and 6.5%, respectively.

From MarketWatch

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