CONDO
What does "CONDO" mean?
An individually owned unit in a building, with shared ownership of common areas.
Meanings
- A privately owned apartment in a complex where residents jointly own shared spaces. They sold the house and bought a condo near the beach. informal
Did you know?
- 'Condo' shortens 'condominium' - Latin for 'joint ownership' - a term that first described territory ruled jointly by two nations before it ever meant a place to live.
Word origin
A shortening of 'condominium,' from Latin 'con-' (together) + 'dominium' (ownership, lordship); literally 'joint ownership.'
Remember it
A CONDO is ownership held 'con' (with) others - the Latin 'con-' means together, which is the whole idea of shared property.
A little poem
Walls shared on each side -
you own the air inside them,
rent the silence out.
haiku
Wordplay
- Why did the diplomat feel at home in a condo? He recognized the arrangement - joint ownership, with neighbors he couldn't quite control.
What it teaches
Owning together means agreeing together - the walls are yours, but the peace is shared.
Quick facts
What does CONDO mean?
An individually owned unit in a building, with shared ownership of common areas.
Is CONDO a valid word?
Yes — CONDO is one of the answer words in Wordul, the daily word game.
How many letters is CONDO?
CONDO has 5 letters and 2 syllables.
Where does CONDO come from?
A shortening of 'condominium,' from Latin 'con-' (together) + 'dominium' (ownership, lordship); literally 'joint ownership.'
What can CONDO teach us?
Owning together means agreeing together - the walls are yours, but the peace is shared.
How players do
Be the first to solve it.