apartment
/əˈpɑːt.mənt/noun
A set of rooms forming a home within a larger building, usually rented.
Example sentences
- “They live in a two-bedroom apartment downtown.”
- “Our apartment is on the fifth floor, and the building has no elevator.”
The American term; British English says "flat" for the same thing, keeping "apartment" for upscale or holiday lodgings.
Related words
cottageA small, simple house, often in the countryside.tenantA person who rents a home, land, or other property from its owner.mansionA very big, grand house, typically owned by rich people.householdAll the people who live together in one home, considered as a single unit.bungalowA house built on one level, occasionally with extra rooms tucked into the roof.renovateTo repair and update something old, such as a building, so it looks new again. 