mezzanine

mez·za·nine  (mz-nn, mz-nn)

n.

1. A partial story between two main stories of a building.

2. The lowest balcony in a theater or the first few rows of that balcony.

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[French, from Italian mezzanino, diminutive of mezzano, middle, from Latin medinus, in the middle; see median.]

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mezzanine [ˈmɛzəˌniːn ˈmɛtsəˌniːn]

n

1. (Fine Arts & Visual Arts / Architecture) Also called mezzanine floor entresol an intermediate storey, esp a low one between the ground and first floor of a building

2. (Performing Arts / Theatre) Theatre US and Canadian the first balcony

3. (Performing Arts / Theatre) Theatre Brit a room or floor beneath the stage

adj

(Economics, Accounting & Finance / Banking & Finance) Often shortened to mezz of or relating to an intermediate stage in a financial process mezzanine funding

[from French, from Italian, diminutive of mezzano middle, from Latin mediānus median]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	mezzanine - first or lowest balcony               first balcony balcony - an upper floor projecting from the rear over the main floor in an auditorium loge - balcony consisting of the forward section of a theater mezzanine
	2.	mezzanine - intermediate floor just above the ground floor entresol, mezzanine floor storey, floor, story, level - a structure consisting of a room or set of rooms at a single position along a vertical scale; "what level is the office on?"

Translations

mezzanine [ˈmezəniːn] N → entresuelo m

mezzanine [ˈmɛzəniːn] n

(= floor) → mezzanine f

[shops, offices] → entresol m

mezzanine

n → Mezzanin nt

mezzanine [ˈmɛzəniːn] n (also mezzanine floor) → mezzanino