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🏢 A building with units 🔤 Word part: fold
plex

plex

3 7.6
A building with several separate units like apartments or offices
  • noun
  • /plɛks/
  • US
translation icon : edificio de apartamentos
  • They're building a multiplex or quadri plex or some kind of plex.
  • a four-plex
  • a six-plex
  • a Sports Plex

Examples

  • I also bought a 4-plex rental that I sunk a bunch of money into that I'll never see again.

    Blog text (23)

  • - I'm living in a four-plex.

    And So It Goes (2014)

  • They don't have one, peanut, but what they do have is a 6-plex up the road in New Bern.

    The Disappointments Room (2016)

  • Request to be on the agenda regarding water, sewer, and garbage at four-plex, 468 N. 2650 West.

    Blog text (12)

  • She moved into a cozy two-bedroom unit in the plex that was perfect for her needs.

  • The new plex provides affordable housing options for families in the area.

  • We had a great time at the rooftop barbecue held for all residents of the plex.

Synonyms

apartment building
vsplex
  • US
98 1.2

A large building with many separate homes where people live

includes offices as well as homes within the same structure
apartment house
vsplex
  • US
10 2.0

A building with many separate homes where different people live

includes offices as well as homes within the same structure

Antonyms

detached house
1 2.5

A house that stands alone and is not attached to other houses

How Many

apartment building
  • US
98 1.2
plex
  • US
3 7.6
triplex
  • US
1 5.2
duplex
  • US
16 3.5

Surface Forms

plex singular
plexes plural

Etymology

Plex for a building is a short form of complex, and it comes from the root -plex meaning 'fold' or 'weave'. So a plex is like one folded structure that contains many separate units.