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housing

housing

658 1.0
Buildings where people live, like houses or flats
  • noun
  • /ˈhaʊzɪŋ/
translation icon : vivienda
  • There's a shortage of housing.
  • public housing
  • affordable housing
  • subsidized housing

They did not see the housing crisis.

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Examples

  • Pentaweret and his family get free food, housing, schooling and health care.

  • The impact of the price of housing on children has been evaluated in two studies.

    Academic text (2017)
  • And the answer, they say, is that it is a housing supply story.

  • My apartment was built as a housing project.

  • By selling public housing to a Wall Street equity firm.

  • Recent research has found that the price of housing has effects on marriage, divorce, and neighborhood choice.

    Academic text (2017)
  • If you had a problem with your boss or landlord regarding housing, what would you do?

    Academic text (2017)
  • Other studies have also found that improving housing conditions can aid in asthma control.

    Academic text (2011)
  • The quantity and quality of housing consumed have a large impact on household well-being.

    Academic text (2017)
  • Many are struggling to find affordable housing in the city due to rising costs.

Synonyms

residence
vshousing
253 2.5

A house or other place where someone lives

emphasises collective buildings and provision rather than single homes
accommodation
vshousing
135 5.0

A place where people stay, like a hotel or room

refers collectively to buildings providing such lodging
dwelling
vshousing
65 2.9

A house or apartment where someone lives

covers groups of such buildings and the provision of them
a roof over one's head
vshousing
  • Informal
33 3.2

A place to live, like a house or flat that keeps you dry and safe

refers more formally to buildings and their collective provision
living quarters
vshousing
18 2.8

Rooms or small buildings where people live inside a larger place

treats all such buildings collectively, not just a part inside
1 3.3

Places like rooms or buildings where people live

focuses on buildings collectively rather than individual rooms
dwelling house
vshousing
2.8

A house or building where people live, not a business building

applies more broadly to residential buildings collectively

Antonyms

56 3.0

Not having a home and living on the streets or without shelter

Compounds

41 2.2

Homes the government owns and runs for people with low incomes

29 2.6

A group of homes or apartment buildings that the government builds and runs for low-income families

A United States government department that creates and runs programs to help people find affordable homes

An area with many similar homes built together and run as one community

housing start
  • Specialized
7 5.0

The start of building a new house or apartment building

A part of the United States government that runs housing and city programs for people

Homes that the government or a group helps pay for so they cost less for people

A group of businesses that build and sell homes

The head of the United States government department for housing and cities

1 4.0

A group of similar houses built together as a new neighborhood

1 3.0

A group of houses or apartments built together as a planned neighborhood

Homes that have low rent for people with little money

A U.S. government agency that insures home loans to help people buy houses

How easy it is for people to pay for a home

distributor housing
  • Specialized
8.0

A metal cover that holds and protects the cam that turns to send sparks in a car engine

lamp housing
  • Specialized
4.0

A protective case that holds a lamp inside a device like a projector

A person who manages public homes for the city government

How Permanent

home
1.0
housing
658 1.0
house
1.0
apartment
  • US
1.0
shelter
344 1.1
tent
514 1.0

Surface Forms

housing singular
housings plural

Morphology

housing = house (semi-transparent) = house + ing

The word is formed from 'house' + '-ing', but the noun has lexicalized to mean dwellings or accommodation rather than simply the act of housing.

Etymology

Housing comes from house and the ending -ing, so it originally meant the 'act or place' of having a house. That's why housing now means the buildings or places where people live.