walk-up

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adjective

ˈwȯk-ˌəp How to pronounce walk-up (audio)
Synonyms of walk-upnext
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: located above the ground floor in a building with no elevator
a walk-up apartment
2
: consisting of several stories and having no elevator
a walk-up tenement
3
: designed to allow pedestrians to be served without entering a building
the walk-up window of a bank

walk-up

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noun

: an apartment or office building of several stories that has no elevator
also : an apartment or office in such a building

Examples of walk-up in a Sentence

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Adjective
Turkey and the Wolf was a walk-up counter joint with a few picnic tables. — Jenny Adams, Travel + Leisure, 27 June 2026 Same-day, walk-up tickets will be available beginning June 25. — Mike Stunson, USA Today, 3 June 2026
Noun
Same-day, walk-up tickets will be available beginning June 25. — Mike Stunson, USA Today, 3 June 2026 Lindor went 0-for-5 in his return and grounded out so quickly to end the seventh inning, stranding a runner at third base, that fans didn’t even get to finish singing along to his walk-up song. — Will Sammon, New York Times, 25 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for walk-up

Word History

First Known Use

Adjective

1906, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Noun

1907, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of walk-up was in 1906

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“Walk-up.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/walk-up. Accessed 7 Jul. 2026.

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walk-up

noun
ˈwȯ-ˌkəp
: an apartment or office building without an elevator
walk-up adjective

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