HOUSING


Meaning of HOUSING in English

noun

ADJECTIVE

▪ affordable , cheap , good , low-cost , low-income ( esp. AmE )

They provide good low-cost ~ for workers.

▪ subsidized ( esp. AmE ), supported ( BrE )

▪ decent , good

▪ adequate

▪ bad ( esp. BrE ), inadequate , poor ( esp. BrE ), substandard ( esp. AmE )

Many health problems are made worse by inadequate ~.

▪ permanent , temporary

▪ council ( BrE ), local-authority ( BrE ), public ( esp. AmE ), public-sector ( BrE ), social ( esp. BrE )

Public expenditure on social ~ provision has doubled in the last five years.

▪ private

▪ rental ( AmE ), rented ( BrE )

▪ student

▪ sheltered ( BrE )

sheltered ~ for old people

▪ high-rise , terraced ( BrE )

The area is dominated by terraced ~.

▪ rural , urban

VERB + HOUSING

▪ build , provide

HOUSING + NOUN

▪ association ( BrE ), authority , committee ( BrE ), department , office

▪ conditions

▪ complex , development , estate ( BrE ), programme/program , project ( AmE ), scheme ( BrE ), unit

Many new ~ developments had sprung up around the city.

▪ construction

▪ provision ( esp. BrE )

▪ stock

▪ market

▪ prices

▪ crisis , shortage

▪ boom , bubble

What happens when the ~ boom finally slows?

▪ allowance , assistance , benefit ( BrE ), subsidy ( esp. AmE ), voucher ( AmE )

She receives a substantial ~ allowance on top of her salary.

I received ~ benefit when I was unemployed.

PREPOSITION

▪ in … ~

Too many families are still living in substandard ~.

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