apartment
/əˈpɑːt.mənt/
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Also seen as: apartments
Sense 1
Meaning · English
A complete domicile occupying only part of a building, especially one for rent; a flat.
Nghĩa · Tiếng Việt
Một căn nhà hoàn chỉnh chỉ chiếm một phần của tòa nhà, đặc biệt là cho thuê
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NounRegister: US
Examples
apartment dwellers
Usage example from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-08-01)
Sources & notes
Adapted from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-08-01 via kaikki.org).
Sense 2
Meaning · English
A room within a house.
Noun
Examples
For the matter of that, it is difficult to make a nice, genteel sitting-room out of an apartment of which the principal features are a sink and a big gas stove.
Usage example from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-08-01)
Sources & notes
Adapted from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-08-01 via kaikki.org).
Common questions
What does “apartment” mean?
A complete domicile occupying only part of a building, especially one for rent; a flat.
Is “apartment” formal or informal?
apartment is generally US.