1. plural of triplex; buildings divided into three separate living units
Usage: real estate

Examples

• The investor purchased several triplexes in the downtown area.
• Triplexes are popular rental properties because they generate income from three units.
• The city zoning allows triplexes in this residential district.
• She lives in one unit of the triplex and rents out the other two.
• The triplexes on Maple Street were built in the 1920s.
• Converting single-family homes into triplexes requires special permits.