A surname.
Used in a Sentence
walkup
Definitions, parts of speech, synonyms, and sentence examples for walkup.
Editorial note
If you find any place cheaper it is going to be borderline uninhabitable or a 6th floor walkup.
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Quick take
A surname.
Meaning at a glance
The clearest senses and uses of walkup gathered in one view.
Alternative form of walk-up. [(US) An apartment or block with stairs rather than an elevator.]
Definitions
Core meanings and parts of speech for walkup.
noun
A surname.
noun
Alternative form of walk-up. [(US) An apartment or block with stairs rather than an elevator.]
Example sentences
If you find any place cheaper it is going to be borderline uninhabitable or a 6th floor walkup.
The volume that exists in the market, and the similarities and substitutability of apartments (one walkup is largely like another) all serve to apply more pricing pressure.
Very expensive markets are still markets - you are, for example, very unlikely to find a taker for a studio 5th-floor walkup on the Lower East Side for $5k.
The problem in NYC at least is that there's a lot of pokey apartments that don't fit this model (mine was in a walkup of ~15 apartments over 5 floors).
Huh, I guess that's why the value-adding broker decided to show my wife and I an apartment that was well over $1k over our budget, in a five-floor walk-up when we told him that due to my wife's knee injury, a walkup of more than 2 floors was a completely and total deal-breaker for us.
Frequently asked questions
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How do you use walkup in a sentence?
If you find any place cheaper it is going to be borderline uninhabitable or a 6th floor walkup.
What does walkup mean?
A surname.
What part of speech is walkup?
walkup is commonly used as noun.