unit

noun countable

UK /ˈjuːnɪt/

Word Forms

singular	unit
plural	units

1
an individual thing that is part of something larger
The sen is the smallest unit of Malaysian currency.
Synonyms and related words
General words for parts
part
unit
section
1. 1a
  educationone of the parts that an educational book or course of study is divided into
  We’re on Unit 6.
  Synonyms and related words
  Parts of courses of study
  assignment
  clinic
  coursework
2
a department of an institution, especially a hospital, that has a particular purpose
He’s in the intensive care unit.
Synonyms and related words
Rooms and departments in hospitals and clinics
A&E
casualty
consulting room
1. 2a
  a company or organization that is part of a group, or a place that an organization uses for a particular purpose
  The group has two main manufacturing units.
  Synonyms and related words
  Group members and describing group members
  academician
  alumnus
  arriviste
2. 2b
  a group of people who work as a team within a larger group or organization: can be followed by a singular or plural verb
  Synonyms and related words
  Groups of people who work together
  army
  board
  body
3
a piece of furniture or equipment that fits together with other pieces of the same type
new kitchen units
a storage unit
Synonyms and related words
General words for furniture and furnishings
a stick of furniture
fitment
fitting
1. 3a
  a small machine that does a particular job by itself, or is a part of a larger machine
  an air-conditioning unit
  Synonyms and related words
  General words for machinery and equipment
  apparatus
  armamentarium
  array
  Synonyms and related words
  Parts of machines and machinery
  ancillary
  ball bearing
  bearing
4
a family, considered as part of society or considered as a group of individual people
the traditional two-parent family unit
Synonyms and related words
Types of family
a broken home
blended family
clan
5
one of the flats or parts that a building or group of buildings is divided into
Synonyms and related words
Sets of rooms for accommodation
accommodation
accommodations
apartment
6
a standard quantity used for measuring something
unit of:
I needed two units of blood during the surgery.
Synonyms and related words
General words for numbers, amounts and quantities
accumulation
allocation
allowance
1. 6a
  Britishused for measuring the amount of alcohol that people drink
  How many units of alcohol do you drink a week?
  Synonyms and related words
  Types and amounts of alcoholic drinks
  alcohol
  alcopop
  aperitif
2. 6b
  businessa single example of a product that a company makes in large numbers
  The company needs to sell 10,000 units to break even.
  Synonyms and related words
  Products and groups of products
  brand
  brand leader
  brand name
7
mathsa whole number less than 10
Enter 17 by putting 1 in the tens column, and 7 in the units column.
Synonyms and related words
Numbers and types of number
Arabic numeral
arithmetic progression
base
1. 7a
  the number 1
  Synonyms and related words
  Cardinal numbers
  billion
  cardinal number
  crore

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