multifamily
adjective
mul·ti·fam·i·ly
ˌməl-tē-ˈfam-lē 
-ˌtī-,
-ˈfa-mə-lē
: involving or common to more than one family
a multifamily home
In contrast to single-family housing, where residents typically pay directly based on the amount of water used, there are several models for billing multifamily residents …—
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One building would be a multifamily apartment complex, the documents show.
—George Avalos, The Mercury News, 20 May 2024
Proposals around specific funding levels for education vouchers, using money from Arizona's rainy-day fund to balance the state budget and reducing restrictions on multifamily development did not meet the support thresholds.
—Sasha Hupka, The Arizona Republic, 19 May 2024
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George Avalos, The Mercury News, 20 May 2024
Proposals around specific funding levels for education vouchers, using money from Arizona's rainy-day fund to balance the state budget and reducing restrictions on multifamily development did not meet the support thresholds.
—Sasha Hupka, The Arizona Republic, 19 May 2024
See all Example Sentences for multifamily
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“Multifamily.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/multifamily. Accessed 1 Jun. 2024.
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