Collocations for unit - noun

large, small
basic, fundamental
The family is the basic unit of society.

discrete, individual, single
cohesive
to change a collection of individuals into a cohesive unit

family, social
the role of the family unit in the community

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

unit of analysis
This study's unit of analysis is the individual hospital.

basic, standard
monetary
linguistic

produce
China produced 65 million units last year.

sell
The manufacturer sold 73 000 units in the first quarter.

cost, length, weight
the average unit cost of all products

sales

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

per unit
Electricity is ten pence per unit.

policy (esp. BrE)
research
business, production

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

create, form

intensive care
accident and emergency, casualty (both BrE)
psychiatric, surgical
baby, maternity (both BrE)
She works in the maternity unit at the local hospital.

burn (AmE), burns (BrE), stroke (BrE)

army, combat (esp. AmE), infantry, military
intelligence
enemy
police, road policing (BrE)

commander (esp. AmE)

kitchen (esp. BrE), storage (esp. AmE), vanity (BrE), wall
air-conditioning, control, power, processing, shower (BrE)
the central processing unit in a computer

install
We're having new kitchen units installed.

dwelling (formal, esp. AmE), housing, residential
a single dwelling unit
A city council member pledged to build 500 affordable housing units.

business, industrial, retail (all esp. BrE)

build