Definition of "walkup" []

• An apartment house or office building with no elevator. (noun)
• An apartment or office in a building with no elevator. (noun)

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• "I love my view, but when the elevator breaks a 9th floor walkup is about as enjoyable as it sounds."
• "These days, everything is "nickel and dime" and the Rays are on that bandwagon with really high "walkup" fees."
• ""Now, instead of having your friends stand in the street for hours to hold a parking space for the moving van, they can rest easy while carrying your one-piece mahogany entertainment unit to your new sixth-floor walkup.""