ADJ

large, small
basic, fundamental
The family is the basic unit of society
discrete, individual, single

VERB + UNIT

break sth down into, divide sth into
Large departments were broken down into smaller units

ADJ

basic, standard
monetary
lexical, linguistic

UNIT + NOUN

cost, length, weight

PREP

~ of
a unit of currency a unit of length fifty units of electricity

PHRASES

per unit
Electricity is ten pence per unit

ADJ

cohesive
The new manager changed a talented collection of individuals into a cohesive unit
baby, casualty, emergency, intensive care, maternity, psychiatric, surgical, etc.
She works in the maternity unit at the local hospital
army, enemy, military
intelligence
policy
research
family, social
the role of the family unit in the community

VERB + UNIT

be attached to
The cancer research unit is attached to the local university

ADJ

cooking, kitchen, sink, storage
air-conditioning, control, power, processing, shower
the central processing unit in a computer

VERB + UNIT

install
We're having new kitchen units installed