apartment

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apart·ment [apartment apartments] BrE [əˈpɑːtmənt] NAmE [əˈpɑːrtmənt] noun
1. (especially NAmE)a set of rooms for living in, usually on one floor of a building
compare ↑condominium, ↑flat
2. a set of rooms used for a holiday/vacation
•self-catering holiday apartments
3. usually plural (BrE)a room in a house, especially a large or famous house
• You can visit the whole palace except for the private apartments.

Word Origin:
mid 17th cent. (denoting a private suite of rooms): from French appartement, from Italian appartamento, from appartare ‘to separate’, from a parte ‘apart’.

Thesaurus:
apartment noun (especially AmE)
•an apartment building
suite • • penthouse • |BrE flat • |especially AmE condominium • |AmE, informal condo •
a luxury apartment/suite/penthouse/flat/condominium/condo
live in a/an apartment/suite/penthouse/flat/condominium/condo
rent a/an apartment/suite/flat
Apartment or flat? The usual word is apartment in American English and flat in British English. If apartment is used in British English it may mean a place that is larger, finer or more expensive than an ordinary flat.

Collocations:
Moving house
Renting
live in a rented/(especially NAmE) rental property
rent/share/move into a furnished house/(BrE) flat/(especially NAmE) apartment
rent a studio/(BrE) a studio flat/(especially NAmE) a studio apartment/(BrE) a bedsit
find/get a housemate/(BrE) a flatmate/(NAmE) a roommate
sign/break the lease/rental agreement/contract
extend/renew/terminate the lease/(BrE) tenancy
afford/pay the rent/the bills/(NAmE) the utilities
(especially BrE) fall behind with/ (especially NAmE) fall behind on the rent
pay/lose/return a damage deposit/(NAmE) security deposit
give/receive a month's/two-weeks' notice to leave/vacate the property
Being a landlord
have a flat/apartment/room (BrE) to let/(especially NAmE) for rent
rent (out)/lease (out)/ (BrE) let (out)/sublet a flat/apartment/house/property
collect/increase/raise the rent
evict the existing tenants
attract/find new/prospective tenants
invest in rental property/(BrE) property to let/(BrE) the buy-to-let market
Buying
buy/acquire/purchase a house/(a) property/(especially NAmE) (a piece of) prime real estate
call/contact/use (BrE) an estate agent/(NAmE) a Realtor™/(NAmE) a real estate agent/broker
make/ (BrE) put in an offer on a house
put down/save for (BrE) a deposit on a house
make/put/save for (especially NAmE) a down payment on a house/home
apply for/arrange/take out a mortgage/home loan
(struggle to) pay the mortgage
make/meet/keep up/cover the monthly mortgage payments/(BrE also) repayments
(BrE) repossess/ (especially NAmE) foreclose on sb's home/house
Selling
put your house/property on the market/up for sale/up for auction
increase/lower your price/the asking price
have/hold/hand over the deed/(especially BrE) deeds of/to the house, land, etc.

Example Bank:
•Apartment dwellers can participate in community gardens.
•Colin lives in a dingy one-room apartment with his pet turtles.
•I share an apartment with two friends.
•I'm looking for an apartment on the east side of the city.
•Larger cities have many high-rise apartments.
•We will be renting the apartment for a year.
•high-rise apartment blocks
•the people who live in the upstairs apartment
•the private apartments of the imperial family
•Finding an apartment in any city can be a difficult task.
•Our self-catering apartments are located just a minute's walk from the beach.
•an apartment building