condominium

[ kon-duh-min-ee-uhm ]

noun

1. an apartment house, office building, or other multiple-unit complex, the units of which are individually owned, each owner receiving a recordable deed to the individual unit purchased, including the right to sell, mortgage, etc., that unit and sharing in joint ownership of any common grounds, passageways, etc.
2. a unit in such a building.
3. International Law.
   1. joint sovereignty over a territory by several states.
   2. the territory itself.
4. joint or concurrent dominion.

condominium

/ ˌkɒndəˈmɪnɪəm /

noun

1. joint rule or sovereignty
2. a country ruled by two or more foreign powers
3. Sometimes shortened tocondo Compare cooperative
   1. an apartment building in which each apartment is individually wholly owned and the common areas are jointly owned
   2. the title under which an apartment in such a building is owned

Other Words From

• mini-condo·mini·um noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of condominium¹

1705–15; < New Latin. See con-, dominium

Word History and Origins

Origin of condominium¹

C18: from New Latin, from Latin com- together + dominium ownership; see dominion

Example Sentences

The allegations against State Farm General come not only as the company is seeking steep rate hikes in its homeowners — as well as its condominium and renters — policies, but after it said in March it would not be renewing 72,000 home, apartment and other property policies.

From Los Angeles Times

Huang, 60, said Sun, who was living in New York, moved to Pasadena and was put up in a company condominium where the pair had “consensual” sex “five or six times” over the course of about six months — before their relationship broke down later in the year.

From Los Angeles Times

It offered qualified buyers a loan worth up to 20% of the purchase price of a house or condominium, capped at $150,000.

From Los Angeles Times

They also bought a $2.1m ocean-view condominium in Honolulu, Hawaii, and luxury vehicles including a 2024 Ferrari Roma sports car, according to the indictment.

From BBC

What happened inside Wang’s three-story condominium remains in dispute, but it is clear the men with ties to Los Angeles County law enforcement who showed up that day were eager to make some money solving what Liu called her “last problem.”

From Los Angeles Times

Related Words

• apartment
• co-op
• condo
• townhouse