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

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Originally approved by the Florida Legislature in 2023, the Live Local Act allows mixed-use projects in commercial and industrial districts to exceed limits on local density and height zoning rules so long as developers set aside 40 percent of residential units for workforce housing. Andres Viglucci, Miami Herald, 13 June 2025 The city is open to redevelopment approaches that might allow for reuse of the existing convention center structure or a new mixed-use development at the site. Maya Wilkins, Chicago Tribune, 12 June 2025 Lower mixed-use areas from 20 to 10 units per acre. Nick Rosenberger, Idaho Statesman, 11 June 2025 But the developers are still on the clock to finish the massive mixed-use project by 2032 to receive millions of dollars in economic incentives from the city of Fort Worth, a crucial part of the project. Kate Marijolovic, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 10 June 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 Jun. 2025.

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