Ma'anar ƙamus na kalmar "mezzanine bene" yana nufin tsaka-tsakin bene a cikin ginin da ke tsakanin babban benaye. Yawanci yana tsakanin bene na ƙasa da bene na farko, kuma manufarsa ita ce samar da ƙarin sarari don ajiya, ofisoshi, ko wasu abubuwan amfani ba tare da ƙara tsayin ginin gaba ɗaya ba. Yawancin bene na mezzanine ana samun shiga ta hanyar bene kuma yana iya kallon benen da ke ƙasa.