1. First or lowest balcony
   "We had seats in the mezzanine, which provided an excellent view of the orchestra";
   - first balcony
    
2. Intermediate floor just above the ground floor
   "The theatre's mezzanine floor offered a great view of the stage";
   - mezzanine floor, entresol

1. (finance, of loans/debt) unsecured, subordinate to bank loans and secured loans for claims on a company's assets, but above equity
   "The company issued mezzanine debt to finance its expansion"

Derived forms: mezzanines

Type of: balcony, floor, level, storey [Brit], story [N. Amer]

Encyclopedia: Mezzanine