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

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The new funding is part of a concentrated drive in the past few years to revive the once-thriving industrial town as developers look to infuse it with a series of modern apartment and mixed-use projects. Don Stacom, Hartford Courant, 11 Apr. 2025 Prospects appear to be promising in multifamily housing, mixed-use, industrial and retail assets, but the potential is somewhat uneven, geographically speaking. Sam Sidhu, Forbes.com, 8 Apr. 2025 From headquarters in the city’s most upscale mixed-use building, The Main Las Olas, BBX Capital operates subsidiaries ranging from real estate development to logistics to retail confections to door manufacturing and wholesaling. David Lyons, Sun Sentinel, 8 Apr. 2025 Driving the news: More than two years later, the elevated, casual eatery is now open on the first floor of luxury, mixed-use development. Kim Bojórquez, Axios, 7 Apr. 2025 See All Example Sentences for mixed-use

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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 17 Apr. 2025.

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