Definition of unit:

• 1. Determined opt definite quantity used a standard of exchange and measurement. 2. Fractional undivided interest of a mutual fund, unit trust.
• 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"
• an assemblage of parts that is regarded as a single entity; " how big is that part compared to the whole?"; " the team is a unit"
• a single undivided whole; " an idea is not a unit that can be moved from one brain to another"
• any division of quantity accepted as a standard of measurement or exchange; " the dollar is the United States unit of currency"; " a unit of wheat is a bushel"; " change per unit volume"
• A single thing or person.
• The least whole number; one.
• A gold coin of the reign of James I., of the value of twenty shillings.
• Any determinate amount or quantity ( as of length, time, heat, value) adopted as a standard of measurement for other amounts or quantities of the same kind.
• A single thing, as a magnitude or number, regarded as an undivided whole.
• One person or thing of a number which make up a group; a single group in an association made up of groups; in mathematics, the least whole number; a fixed quantity, distance, etc., taken as a standard of measurement.
• 1. One, a single person or thing. 2. A standard of measure, weight, or any other quality, by multiplications or fractions of which a scale or system is formed.
• The least complete number; a single thing.
• One: a single thing or person: the least whole number: anything taken as one: any known determinate quantity by constant application of which any other quantity is measured.
• One; a single person or thing.
• A single person or thing; an individual.
• A least whole number; one; unity.
• One; a single thing or person; the least whole number; any known determinate quantity, by the constant repetition of which any other quantity of the same kind is measured.
• A single person or thing; the least whole number; in math., a certain dimension or magnitude assumed as a standard of measure.

Usage examples for unit

1. When I got back to Aldershot I had to report my loss which consisted not only of army property but also a lot of my personal stuff; I had to repay the army, however I was able to tell the authorities the man's unit, rank, South Wales destination, train time and date, and they traced him for me.  Coming of Age: 1939-1946 by John Cox

2. In the circumstances of modern warfare the man must act far more on his own individual responsibility than ever before, and the high individual efficiency of the unit is of the utmost importance.  Complete State of the Union Addresses from 1790 to the Present by Various

3. The Unit went to work.  Keep Your Shape by Robert Sheckley