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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

  • adjective Of, relating to, or intended for use by several families.

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  • adjective Intended for more than one family. Particularly applied to residences.
  • noun A residence intended for more than one family.

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Examples

  • That's bad news, but there was a surge in what we call multifamily units, that's apartment buildings, and that overcame that, which gave us an increase of the 9.1 percent.

    CNN Transcript Jul 17, 2008 2008

  • Brendan, my point is that if environmental issues are important, one can adopt policies that encourage people to buy units in multifamily buildings in dense-population areas.

    Matthew Yglesias » Subsidizing Homeownership 2009

  • I lived in multifamily midrises for half my childhood.

    Report Card Gives Low Marks to City Council Members « PubliCola 2010

  • The bank, which focuses on lending on rent-regulated apartment buildings, is on pace to exceed its 2009 total of $2.6 billion in multifamily and commercial real estate loan originations, Mr. Carpenter said.

    Brokers Expand Firm With Mortgage Unit Anton Troianovski 2010

  • Pool the Scott money with other superwealthy families who used to own a company and start what is known as a multifamily office, a boutique investment house, one of many now dotted around West London.

    CNN Transcript Jan 5, 2010 2010

  • She spent more than a year updating a 300-page portion of the city code called the "multifamily code," which spells out what developers can build in urban neighborhoods.

    The Seattle Times 2011

  • Even after a 50 percent rise in so-called "multifamily" housing starts this year, "We expect a similar pace of growth next year," said Bank of America-Merrill Lynch senior economist Michelle Meyer in a research note.

    Washington Post: Breaking News, World, US, DC News & Analysis Neil Irwin 2011

  • Apartments also are called multifamily housing and multi-housing.

    Los Angeles Business News - Local Los Angeles News | Los Angeles Business from bizjournals 2010

  • He noted that 52 meth labs were found in structures that are classified as multifamily dwellings, which include apartment complexes, hotels and motels.

    search.cpan.org 2010

  • He noted that 52 meth labs were found in structures that are classified as multifamily dwellings, which include apartment complexes, hotels and motels.

    The Daily Sentinel: News 2010

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