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UK [ˈjuːnɪt] / US [ˈjunɪt] noun [countable]
Word forms "unit":
singular unit plural units
1)
a) an individual thing that is part of something larger

The sen is the smallest unit of Malaysian currency.

b) one of the parts that an educational book or course of study is divided into

We're on Unit 6.

2) a department of an institution, especially a hospital, that has a particular purpose

He's in the intensive care unit.

a) a company or organization that is part of a group, or a place that an organization uses for a particular purpose

The group has two main manufacturing units.

b) a group of people who work as a team within a larger group or organization: can be followed by a singular or plural verb
3)
a) a piece of furniture or equipment that fits together with other pieces of the same type

new kitchen units

a storage unit

b) a small machine that does a particular job by itself, or is a part of a larger machine

an air-conditioning unit

4) a family, considered as part of society or considered as a group of individual people

the traditional two-parent family unit

5) one of the flats or parts that a building or group of buildings is divided into
6) a standard quantity used for measuring something
unit of:

I needed two units of blood during the surgery.

a) British used for measuring the amount of alcohol that people drink

How many units of alcohol do you drink a week?

b) business a single example of a product that a company makes in large numbers

The company needs to sell 10,000 units to break even.

7)
a) maths a whole number less than 10

Enter 17 by putting 1 in the tens column, and 7 in the units column.

b) the number 1

English dictionary. 2014.

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