semiprivate
adjective
semi·pri·vate
ˌse-mē-ˈprī-vət 
ˌse-ˌmī-,
-mi-
variants
or semi-private
1
a
: having some private and some public features
a semiprivate company
b
: private with some availability to the public
a semiprivate golf course
c
: providing some but not complete privacy
a semiprivate cubicle
2
a
: accommodating usually two or three patients
a semiprivate hospital room
outpatients monitored in semiprivate postoperative rooms
b
: staying or recovering in a room accommodating usually two or three patients
semiprivate inpatients
compare private sense 1e
Examples of semiprivate in a Sentence
a semiprivate room in a hospital
Recent Examples on the Web
Insurers paused writing of new policies or told people their plans wouldn't be renewed; and increasing numbers of people had to resort to California's FAIR Plan, a semiprivate insurance plan of last resort, which has considerably higher premiums and less coverage than traditional plans.
—
Natalie Escobar, NPR, 14 Jan. 2025
Future of semiprivate flying:New bill in Congress could affect JSX flights
Is November a cheap month to fly?
—Michael Salerno, The Arizona Republic, 1 Nov. 2024
Ex-actor aims to qualify for NASCAR Trucks Series spot JSX made flying semiprivate super cheap.
—Bill Goodykoontz, The Arizona Republic, 24 Oct. 2024
There would follow promiscuous interventions to strengthen the public sector’s dominance of what would become only a semiprivate sector.
—George F. Will, Washington Post, 19 July 2024
In fact, in order to fund the deep state, the many private and semiprivate entities associated with the supreme leader, such as the charity Astan Quds Razavi, regularly do business with foreign companies.
—Alex Vatanka, Foreign Affairs, 13 June 2017
The hop-on public charter jet service, which flies semiprivate flights aboard small planes with a check-in process that takes just minutes, will begin offering a route to Dallas via its private terminal at Dallas Love Field Airport in October, running the once-daily flights four days a week.
—Michael Salerno, The Arizona Republic, 20 May 2024
For example, at Grassi, a New York accounting and auditing firm with 500 employees, the offices have been reconfigured to hybrid spaces, emphasizing cubicles or semiprivate areas along with open collaborative spaces.
—Ellen Rosen, New York Times, 19 Dec. 2023
In September, Windham residents circulated a Change.org petition calling on town leaders to block the mountain’s transformation into a semiprivate club.
—Claire Fahy, New York Times, 17 Dec. 2023
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Natalie Escobar, NPR, 14 Jan. 2025
Future of semiprivate flying:New bill in Congress could affect JSX flights
Is November a cheap month to fly?
—Michael Salerno, The Arizona Republic, 1 Nov. 2024
Ex-actor aims to qualify for NASCAR Trucks Series spot JSX made flying semiprivate super cheap.
—Bill Goodykoontz, The Arizona Republic, 24 Oct. 2024
There would follow promiscuous interventions to strengthen the public sector’s dominance of what would become only a semiprivate sector.
—George F. Will, Washington Post, 19 July 2024
In fact, in order to fund the deep state, the many private and semiprivate entities associated with the supreme leader, such as the charity Astan Quds Razavi, regularly do business with foreign companies.
—Alex Vatanka, Foreign Affairs, 13 June 2017
The hop-on public charter jet service, which flies semiprivate flights aboard small planes with a check-in process that takes just minutes, will begin offering a route to Dallas via its private terminal at Dallas Love Field Airport in October, running the once-daily flights four days a week.
—Michael Salerno, The Arizona Republic, 20 May 2024
For example, at Grassi, a New York accounting and auditing firm with 500 employees, the offices have been reconfigured to hybrid spaces, emphasizing cubicles or semiprivate areas along with open collaborative spaces.
—Ellen Rosen, New York Times, 19 Dec. 2023
In September, Windham residents circulated a Change.org petition calling on town leaders to block the mountain’s transformation into a semiprivate club.
—Claire Fahy, New York Times, 17 Dec. 2023
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“Semiprivate.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/semiprivate. Accessed 25 Mar. 2025.
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semiprivate
adjective
semi·pri·vate
ˌsem-i-ˈprī-vət
ˌsem-ˌī-
: shared with one other or a few others
a semiprivate hospital room
Medical Definition
semiprivate
adjective
semi·pri·vate
-ˈprī-vət
: accommodating usually two or three patients
a semiprivate hospital room
outpatients monitored in semiprivate postoperative rooms
also
: staying or recovering in a room accommodating usually two or three patients
semiprivate inpatients
compare private
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