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housesharing, n.
Brit. |ˈhaʊ(s)ˌʃɛːrɪŋ|, U.S. |ˈhaʊ(s)ˌʃɛrɪŋ|
[‹ house n.1 + sharing n.2 Compare earlier housesharer n.]
A living arrangement in which a number of people share a single (freq. rented) house.
1920Daily Gleaner (Kingston, Jamaica) 13 Feb. 8/5 It is as certain as anything that in the future there will be more house-sharing than there has been in the past: houses are difficult to obtain in these days. 1934S. Norman After Shelley p. xvi, On April 27, 1822 the families transferred themselves to Casa Magni, at Lerici, in the Gulf of Spezia. There were two sides to this house-sharing. 1975Times 17 Mar. 23/6 (advt.) Landlords... Flat and house sharing is now a serious problem, please telephone us and find out how the Rent Act affects you on this point. 1997Warwick Boar 28 Oct. 14/2 This caused two problems: first, she was breaking that unwritten rule of housesharing about not fancying your housemate. 2003G. W. Aldred 106 Mortgage Secrets all Homebuyers must Learn Concl. 267 Traditionally viewed as an affordability tactic of the young, housesharing actually cuts across all age groups. |