DCHP-3

efficiency unit

DCHP-2 (Oct 2016)
n. — North American in origin, Housing

a small hotel room or apartment with kitchenette and bathroom.

Type: 5. Frequency — The term is a positive name for a very small dwelling. These “units” are typically smaller than one-room apartments with full cooking and washing facilities (Canada: bachelor apartment, US: studio), and appear most frequently in Canada, followed by the US (see Chart 1), where efficiency apartment is the term of choice.
See also COD-2, which labels the term" Cdn (esp. US efficiency apartment)", Gage-5, s.v. "efficiency apartment", ITP Nelson, s.v. "efficiency apartment".

Quotations

1961
A reasonable vacation, efficiency units, white sand beach on Longboat Key.
1968
ANNOUNCING THE OPENING IN GUILDWOOD VILLAGE - modern new fully furnished (efficiency unit) to suit adults.
1985
Eight large, fantasy rooms in this inn include efficiency units, a feature now of more than half the town's motel rooms and, of course, all the condos.
1990
Mostly efficiency units with kitchenettes, they'll be refurbished and brought up to "superior small-lodging" standards - good vacation buys for budget-conscious family travellers seeking clean, comfortable accommodation at reasonable rates.
2001
I was widowed last year and sold my large home to move into an efficiency unit in a seniors' complex.
2007
By that evening, we had pulled onto Route 501 and into a Myrtle Beach Piggly Wiggly supermarket so that Margaret could stock our hotel "efficiency" unit with cereal and bologna.
2013
In the initial phase, the development of Portofino Street - yes, it's actually called that - included the building of the Waterfront Shaw, an efficiency unit hotel, and a handful of promenade eateries, including Granma's Homemade (a bakery) and The All American Diner, mixing now the Italian seaside theme with '50s Americana.
2016
A business permit to operate an efficiency unit at 1 Evans St. was approved during the planning and development committee report. Approval is subject to permission by all applicable government departments.

References

  • Gage-5
  • ITP Nelson
  • COD-2

Images

Chart 1: Internet Domain Search, 21 Sep. 2012

Chart 1: Internet Domain Search, 21 Sep. 2012