A condominium is an apartment building in which each apartment is owned by the person who lives there.
[US]
2. countable noun
A condominium is one of the privately-owned apartments in a condominium.
[US]
condominium in British English
(ˌkɒndəˈmɪnɪəm)
nounWord forms: plural-ums
1.
joint rule or sovereignty
2.
a country ruled by two or more foreign powers
3. US and Canadian
a.
an apartment building in which each apartment is individually wholly owned and the common areas are jointly owned
b.
the title under which an apartment in such a building is owned
Sometimes shortened to: condo. Compare cooperative (sense 5)
Word origin
C18: from New Latin, from Latin com- together + dominium ownership; see dominion
condominium in American English
(ˌkɑndəˈmɪniəm)
nounWord forms: pluralˌcondoˈminiums
1.
a.
joint rule by two or more states
b.
the territory so ruled
2.
a.
a form of real property ownership in which the purchaser of each unit of an apartment building or in a complex of multiunit dwellings acquires full title to the unit and an undivided interest in the common elements (the land, roof, elevator, etc.)
b.
such a unit, or such a building or complex
Word origin
ModL: see com- & dominium
condominium in Insurance
(kɒndəmɪniəm) or condo
Word forms: (regular plural) condominiums
noun
(Insurance: Residence insurance)
A condominium is an apartment in a building with several apartments, each of which is owned bythe people living in it.
A condominium property requires special insurance treatment, as each apartment is a unit and thestairways, pathways, and parking areas are in common ownership.
With condominium insurance, the interior of your unit, your personal possessions, or personal liabilityare not covered by your association's insurance.
A condominium is an apartment in a building with several apartments, each of which is owned bythe people living in it.
condo owner
Examples of 'condominium' in a sentence
condominium
Everywhere she looked there were large, healthy, potentially dangerous animals sprawled on the floor of the Donovan condominium.
Elizabeth Lowell JADE ISLAND (2001)
In other languages
condominium
British English: condominium NOUN
A condominium is an apartment building in which each apartment is owned by the person who lives there.
American English: condominium
Brazilian Portuguese: edifício
Chinese: 分户出售的公寓
European Spanish: piso {or} apartamento (en propiedad)
French: immeuble
German: Wohnanlage
Italian: condominio
Japanese: 分譲マンション
Korean: 분양 아파트
European Portuguese: condomínio
Latin American Spanish: piso {or} apartamento(en propiedad)