basement apartment

noun

An apartment located below street level, underneath another structure, usually an apartment building, but sometimes under a house or a business.

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Meanings

nounbasement apartment (plural basement apartments)

plural basement apartments

  1. housingAn apartment located below street level, underneath another structure, usually an apartment building, but sometimes under a house or a business.
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APA

basement apartment. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/basement%20apartment

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“basement apartment.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/basement%20apartment. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “basement apartment,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/basement%20apartment.

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