Mezzanine definition
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.
noun
The definition of a mezzanine is the balcony directly above the ground floor.
An example of a mezzanine is a the lowest balcony in a theater.
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A partial story between two main stories of a building.
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The lowest balcony in a theater or the first few rows of that balcony.
noun
In some theaters, the first few rows of the balcony, separated from the others by an aisle.
noun
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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.
A sub-floor, in between main floors of a building.
On our way to the top floor, we stopped at the mezzanine.
noun
(engineering) Fulfilling an intermediate or secondary function.
To make interconnections easier, we added a mezzanine PCB.
adjective
Of or relating to securities granting a claim on interest or assets that is subordinate to that of secured and senior debt but above that of equity.
adjective
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Other Word Forms
Noun
Singular:
mezzanine
Plural:
mezzanines