Meaning & use
furnished units
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“furnished units” is a form of “furnished unit”.
Meaning
nounpluralbusiness
Apartments or rooms that are rented with furniture and basic equipment already provided.
Grammar: Usually plural in ads and listings; the singular is furnished unit. Takes a plural verb: furnished units are available.
Patterns
- furnished units for rent
- available furnished units
- a block of furnished units
The agency has several furnished units near the university.
Furnished units are more expensive but you do not need to buy a bed.
They rented one of the furnished units for six months.
Word forms
| singular | furnished unit |
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Common combinations
- fully furnished units
- The new building offers fully furnished units with kitchens.
- furnished units for rent
- There are furnished units for rent on the third floor.
- short-term furnished units
- Short-term furnished units suit visiting researchers.
- a list of furnished units
- The website keeps a list of furnished units in the city.
Synonyms and how they differ
- serviced apartments
- These also come with furniture but usually include cleaning and other hotel-like services.
- flats
- British word for apartments; it says nothing about furniture, so furnished units is more specific.
Opposites
Word family
- furnish verb
- To put furniture into a room or house.
- furnishings noun
- The furniture, curtains, and other items in a room.
- furnished adjective
- Having furniture supplied, as in a furnished flat.
Commonly confused: furnished units or furniture?
furnished units vs furniture
Furniture is the uncountable thing inside; furnished units are the apartments that contain it.
Practice
Which sentence uses 'furnished units' correctly?
Choose one answer.
Furnished units are apartments supplied with furniture, so option 2 fits. Option 0 has a plural subject with a singular verb, option 1 confuses units with furniture, and option 3 uses furnish with the wrong object.
Make it your own
Write a sentence using “furnished units”, then check it and compare it with the examples above.