: used or suitable for several different functions
a mixed-use building

Examples of mixed-use in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web The restaurant, known for it Detroit-style square pizzas, is in the ground level of the mixed-use building. Michael Butler, Miami Herald, 28 May 2024 Amy specializes in a variety of designs, including corporate offices, hospitality, club houses, residential, medical offices, high-end residential, retail, showrooms and mixed-use condominiums. Jacklyn Krol, Peoplemag, 26 May 2024 Three developers who arranged to purchase the 44-acre Idaho Transportation Department campus on State Street in Boise and turn it into a large mixed-use development sued the state in April after the Idaho Legislature took the matter into its own hands and nixed the deal. Ian Max Stevenson, Idaho Statesman, 25 May 2024 There is also the Campus at Horton, a 10-acre mixed-use development that will feature two 40-story apartment towers, retail and proposed office spaces for life science companies. Natallie Rocha, San Diego Union-Tribune, 24 May 2024 See all Example Sentences for mixed-use 

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Word History

First Known Use

1972, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of mixed-use was in 1972

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“Mixed-use.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/mixed-use. Accessed 6 Jun. 2024.

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