multiunit
adjective
mul·ti·unit
ˌməl-tē-ˈyü-nət 
-ˌtī-
: having two or more units (such as housing units)
… the idea of taxing multiunit housing, such as apartment complexes, at the higher commercial tax rate would be certain to trigger a fallout because rents for such housing would likely go up significantly.—
Nick Kotsopoulos
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Chicago’s system funnels more than $250 million a year into subsidized garbage pickup for single-family homes — while multiunit buildings foot the full bill themselves.
—Chicago Tribune, 10 Jan. 2026
Part of the slowdown can be chalked up to a glut of available housing, with builders finishing more multiunit homes in 2024 than any year in the last half century, according to Zillow.
—Ryan Ermey, CNBC, 2 Dec. 2025
Wolfe rented an apartment in a brick multiunit home in Martinsburg, about 20 minutes from his parents.
—Democrat-Gazette Staff From Wire Reports, Arkansas Online, 28 Nov. 2025
That will be applied to the roughly 74% of the city’s multiunit rental stock.
—Teresa Liu, Daily News, 13 Nov. 2025
In support of more and denser housing, lawmakers relaxed the state’s landmark environmental rules, cleared the way for multiunit housing near transit hubs, streamlined building permits, created new funding programs for developers, and increased tax credits for renters.
—Ali Martin, Christian Science Monitor, 31 Oct. 2025
In multiunit dwellings, secondhand smoke can seep in from many places, including vents and cracks in walls or floors.
—Maria Azzurra Volpe, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 Oct. 2025
Founded by architect Jose Hernandez, the firm designs residential and hospitality projects, from multiunit developments to single-family homes.
—Elizabeth Stamp, Architectural Digest, 7 July 2025
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“Multiunit.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/multiunit. Accessed 20 Jan. 2026.
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