SRO

1 of 2

noun

ˌes-(ˌ)är-ˈō 

: a house, apartment building, or residential hotel in which low-income or welfare tenants live in single rooms

SRO

2 of 2

abbreviation

standing room only

Word History

Etymology

Noun

single-room occupancy

First Known Use

Noun

1941, in the meaning defined above

Kids Definition

SRO

noun

: a house, apartment building, or residential hotel in which low-income or welfare tenants live in single rooms