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mezzanine Definition

mez·za·nine (mezə nēn′, mez′ə nēn)

noun

  1. a low-ceilinged story between two main stories in a building, usually immediately above the ground floor and in the form of a balcony projecting only partly over the floor below it
  2. in some theaters, the first few rows of the balcony, separated from the others by an aisle

Etymology: Fr < It mezzanino < mezzano, middle < L medianus: see median

mezzanine Synonyms

mezzanine

n.

second floor, balcony, intermediate floor; see attic, floor 2.

mezzanine Finance Definition
Debt given to middle-market companies that is subordinated to other higher-ranking debt. Typically mezzanine financing is used for buyouts, recapitalizations, or acquisitions, and the amount of the debt often ranges from about $5 million to $25 million. Mezzanine debt also may incorporate stock warrants. Mezzanine financing may be used in the venture capital industry to describe a funding for a company that is beyond the startup stage but is not yet ready for an initial public offering.
mezzanine Usage Examples

Preposition: with

  • bed: Above this is a mezzanine with double sofa bed.

Converse of object

  • have: The communal area also has a high level mezzanine open space with public artworks.
  • use: Room 5 £ 100 discount for 3rd and 4th adult using mezzanine.

Adjective modifier

  • open: A further open mezzanine may be booked by groups taking over the whole chalet, which has a double sofa bed ( 5 ).
  • large: It has been designed as a bright lofty two-storey space with a large mezzanine.
  • new: Central to the design scheme is a new mezzanine that now floats within the existing central atrium.
  • senior: Subordinated debt Debt which ranks after other forms of debt. e.g. institutional loan stock is subordinated to senior, mezzanine and junior debt.
  • low: The restaurant is divided into two floors: the lower mezzanine and the ground floor with the bar in the middle.
  • upper: The Head Office building has access to all learning areas and a stair lift to the upper mezzanine.

Modifies a noun

  • floor: Postal Services Post Office is below the mezzanine floor next to the toilets.
  • flooring: The distribution center is situated on a 25-acre site and has three floors, two of those with mezzanine flooring.
  • financing: Mezzanine financing is the money that a developer needs to get a large real estate project started that the bank will not lend.
  • bedroom: Wooden steps lead up to the mezzanine bedroom with a double bed high in the rafters.
  • finance: The case study outlines their experience of applying for mezzanine finance to start a new social enterprise.
  • lounge: Upstairs: 1 twin bedroom with ensuite shower room; mezzanine lounge with sofa bed.

Noun used with modifier

  • floor: The staff facility is on a first floor mezzanine, accessed off the corridor to the WCs.
  • library: The library mezzanine floor was put in by our vendors; we'll have a cast iron spiral staircase joining the two.
  • level: The communal area also has a high level mezzanine open space with public artworks.
  • bed: Above the open plan living area there is a double bed mezzanine.
  • word: When combining the word Mezzanine with Metamorphis, you get the title of the album, Mezzamorphis.

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