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housing

housing

735 1.0
Buildings where people live, like houses or flats
  • noun
  • /ˈhaʊzɪŋ/
: 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
288 2.5

A house or other place where someone lives

emphasises collective buildings and provision rather than single homes
accommodation
vshousing
93 5.0

A place where people stay, like a hotel or room

refers collectively to buildings providing such lodging
dwelling
vshousing
29 2.9

A house or apartment where someone lives

covers groups of such buildings and the provision of them
living quarters
vshousing
19 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
1 2.8

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

applies more broadly to residential buildings collectively
a roof over one's head
vshousing
  • Informal
1 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

Antonyms

52 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

34 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
9 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

A group of businesses that build and sell homes

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

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

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

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

How easy it is for people to pay for a home

1 5.8

A person who manages public homes for the city government

Homes that have low rent for people with little money

lamp housing
  • Specialized
1 4.0

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

distributor housing
  • Specialized
8.0

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

How Permanent

home
∞ 1.0
housing
735 1.0
house
∞ 1.0
apartment
  • US
∞ 1.0
shelter
365 1.1
tent
523 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.