housing

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♦♦ hous|ing /h'aʊzɪŋ/
[N-UNCOUNT]
You refer to the buildings in which people live as housing when you are talking about their standard, price, or availability.
...a shortage of affordable housing...
= accommodationhous|ing as|so|cia|tion (housing associations)
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A housing association is an organization which owns houses and helps its members to rent or buy them more cheaply than on the open market. (BRIT)hous|ing ben|efit (housing benefits)
[N-UNCOUNT] also N in pl
In Britain, housing benefit is money that the government gives to people with no income or very low incomes to pay for part or all of their rent.hous|ing de|vel|op|ment (housing developments)
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A housing development is the same as a housing estate.hous|ing es|tate (housing estates)
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A housing estate is a large number of houses or flats built close together at the same time. (BRIT)hous|ing proj|ect (housing projects)
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A housing project is a group of homes for poorer families which is funded and controlled by the local government. (AM)so|cial hous|ing
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Social housing is housing which is provided for rent or sale at a fairly low cost by organizations such as housing associations and local councils. (BRIT)

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