condo
Americannoun
plural
condosnoun
Other Word Forms
- mini-condo noun
Etymology
Origin of condo
An Americanism first recorded in 1970–75; by shortening; -o
Example Sentences
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There’s been some noise that Shakers is going to turn into some kind of condo development.
From Los Angeles Times
"This has left Vallarta with a really bad image. I work in a condo and now a lot of people are leaving," Diaz added, expressing worries over the potential impacts to his employment.
From Barron's
And when they ventured inland, a few blocks from the beach, they found charred condos and stores surrounded with red “Peligro,” or danger, warning tape.
From Los Angeles Times
When I was 12, we moved to the outskirts of Newport Beach, to a condo apartment that faced a wetland.
The two had a romance in the postcard-perfect city, where high-rise condos climb hillsides as fishing boats bob off the coast—all framed by the Sierra Madre mountains.
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