1. A single undivided whole
   "an idea is not a unit that can be moved from one brain to another"
    
2. A single thing, person, or group forming part of a larger whole
   "they reduced the number of units and installations"; "the word is a basic linguistic unit"
    
3. Any division of quantity accepted as a standard of measurement or exchange
   "a unit of wheat is a bushel"; "change per unit volume"; "the dollar is the United States unit of currency";
   - unit of measurement
    
4. An organization regarded as part of a larger social group
   "the coach said the offensive unit did a good job"; "after the battle the soldier had trouble rejoining his unit"; "The family is considered a fundamental social unit in many cultures";
   - social unit
    
5. An assemblage of parts that is regarded as a single entity
   "the team is a unit";
   - whole
    
6. A single undivided natural thing occurring in the composition of something else
   "units of nucleic acids";
   - building block
    
7. An individual apartment or suite within a larger building
   "They live in unit 4B"; "The complex has 50 residential units"
    
8. A standardized measure of pure alcohol content in beverages, typically about 10ml or 8g
   "A pint of beer contains about 2 units of alcohol"; "The guidelines recommend no more than 14 units per week"

Derived forms: units

Type of: article, component, component part, constituent, definite quantity, object, org [informal], organisation [Brit], organization, part, physical object, portion, thing, whole

Encyclopedia: Unit