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.
Poor housing and family stress can affect both physical and mental health.
Synonyms: accommodation, homes, houses, dwellings More Synonyms of housing
2. uncountable noun
Housing is the job of providing houses for people to live in.
...graduate courses in housing and public administration.
If you are a council tenant call the housing department about it.
3. countable noun
A housing is a case or covering which protects parts of a machine.
Both housings are waterproof to a depth of two metres.
Synonyms: case, casing, covering, cover More Synonyms of housing
housing in British English1
(ˈhaʊzɪŋ)
noun
1.
a.
houses or dwellings collectively
b.
(as modifier)
a housing problem
2.
the act of providing with accommodation
3.
a hole, recess, groove, or slot made in one wooden member to receive another
4.
a part designed to shelter, cover, contain, or support a component, such as a bearing, or a mechanism, such as a pump or wheel
a bearing housing
a motor housing
a wheel housing
5. another word for houseline
housing in British English2
(ˈhaʊzɪŋ)
noun
(often plural) archaic another word for trappings (sense 2)
Word origin
C14: from Old French houce covering, of Germanic origin
housing in American English1
(ˈhaʊzɪŋ)
noun
1.
the act of providing shelter or lodging
2.
shelter or lodging; accommodation in houses, apartments, etc.
often used attributively
the housing problem
3.
houses collectively
4.
a shelter; covering
5. Carpentry
a space or recess made in a piece of wood so that another piece can be inserted
6. Mechanics
a frame, box, etc. for containing some part, mechanism, etc.
7. Nautical
the part of the mast below the main deck
Word origin
ME husing
housing in American English2
(ˈhaʊzɪŋ)
noun
1. [often pl.]
a.
an ornamental covering draped over a horse or other animal
b.
a decorative saddlecloth
2. [pl.]
trappings; ornamentation
Word origin
< ME house, houce, housing < OFr houce < Frank *hulfti: for IE base see holster
housing in Mechanical Engineering
(haʊzɪŋ)
Word forms: (regular plural) housings
noun
(Mechanical engineering: Machinery and components)
A housing is a part designed to cover, contain, or support a component or mechanism.
The bearing is contained in a cast iron housing.
The crown wheel, pinion, and differential assembly is enclosed in a housing.
A housing is a part designed to cover, contain, or support a component or mechanism.
COBUILD Collocations
housing
build housing
provide housing
retirement housing
student housing
temporary housing
Examples of 'housing' in a sentence
housing
You need housing at affordable rents for people on low incomes.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
The government must help young people on to the housing ladder.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
This is one housing bubble you might actually want.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
The only way to help the housing crisis is by winning elections.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
Housing associations should be allowed to rent out properties if they cannot sell them as shared ownership.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
Research the area and the quality of housing stock there.
Times, Sunday Times (2017)
Inheritance tax should be abolished on the sale of land used for affordable housing.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
Put aside the height of the bottom rung of the housing ladder.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
People say that housing segregation happens because African-Americans simply can’t afford to live in middle class neighborhoods, but you argue that this is overly simplistic.
Smithsonian Mag (2017)
Researchers said the lack of affordable housing contributed to the rise.
The Sun (2015)
The bedroom regulations have led to reductions in housing benefit to people with a spare room.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
They had not noticed earlier because the rent was partly covered by housing benefit.
The Sun (2006)
They were designed for use against housing and just one of them could destroy a street.
Len Deighton Bomber
Tackling the inequalities of housing benefit is part of the wider problem of tackling immigration.
The Sun (2009)
The money saved will be diverted to health and housing.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
What is needed is more council housing.
Times, Sunday Times (2008)
How does this affect his housing allowance for the year?
Christianity Today (2000)
Permanent housing of breeding stock is prohibited.
Lashford, Stephanie The Residue Report - an action plan for safer food (1988)
It is meant to help people get on the housing ladder.
The Sun (2016)
What caused the growth of housing associations?
Times, Sunday Times (2009)
The housing crisis was also a theme.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
No affordable housing is planned for this first stage.
Times, Sunday Times (2013)
Tenants are having to dig very deep to find money to cover increasing housing costs.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
The alternative is to build all social housing in one place.
Times, Sunday Times (2007)
It has a lot of social housing and parts of it are run down.
Times, Sunday Times (2009)
And much of the demand for council housing is from elderly home owners.
Forrest, Ray & Murie, Alan & Williams, Peter Home-ownership - differentiation and fragmentation (1990)
There is a critical shortage of family housing in the town and young people have to move away to raise families.
Times, Sunday Times (2006)
We want to see more supported housing built, so people can live in adapted homes independently.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
The majority of the long-term unemployed and their families are dependent upon income support and housing benefit.
Brown, Muriel & Payne Sarah Introduction to Social Administration in Britain (1990)
The sober exchanges between the two on tax credits, housing and mental health pleased some.
The Sun (2015)
So far, the pain has been focused on sectors directly affected by the housing slump.
Times, Sunday Times (2008)
Means tested benefits, such as family credit and housing benefit, have been relied on to help poor families.
Brown, Muriel & Payne Sarah Introduction to Social Administration in Britain (1990)
In other languages
housing
British English: housing NOUN
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.
American English: housing
Brazilian Portuguese: habitação
Chinese: 住房
European Spanish: viviendas
French: logements
German: Wohnungen
Italian: alloggi
Japanese: 住宅
Korean: 주택
European Portuguese: habitação
Latin American Spanish: viviendas
All related terms of 'housing'
casa
a house
ho
an imitation or representation of the sound of a deep laugh
house
A house is a building in which people live, usually the people belonging to one family.
bell housing
A bell housing is a bell-shaped extension of an engine crankcase , that contains the flywheel and the clutch .
build housing
You refer to the buildings in which people live as housing when you are talking about their standard, price, or availability.
housing list
a list of people waiting to obtain council houses
housing start
an instance of beginning the construction of a dwelling
housing stock
the total number of houses, flats , etc, in an area
council housing
houses or flats built or owned by a local council
housing benefit
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.
housing charity
A charity is an organization which raises money in order to help people who are sick or very poor , or who have a disability .
housing estate
A housing estate is a large number of houses or flats built close together at the same time.
housing market
business or trade in houses
housing policy
A policy is a set of ideas or plans that is used as a basis for making decisions , especially in politics , economics , or business.
housing project
A housing project is a group of homes for poorer families which is funded and controlled by the local government.
housing scheme
a local-authority housing plan
housing sector
A particular sector of a country's economy is the part connected with that specified type of industry.
housing starts
the nationwide number of such instances per period used esp. in the U.S. as an indication of economic growth or decline
provide housing
You refer to the buildings in which people live as housing when you are talking about their standard, price, or availability.
public housing
low-rent housing provided by the state
social housing
Social housing is housing which is provided for rent or sale at a fairly low cost by housing associations and local councils .
student housing
You refer to the buildings in which people live as housing when you are talking about their standard, price, or availability.
government housing
housing owned and managed by the federal or state government, which is rented out to tenants , esp as a form of affordable housing
housing conditions
the physical state of houses or dwellings
housing expenses
Expense is the money that something costs you or that you need to spend in order to do something.
housing shortage
a deficiency or lack in the number of houses needed to accommodate the population of an area
mobility housing
houses designed or adapted for people who have difficulty in walking but are not necessarily chairbound
retirement housing
You refer to the buildings in which people live as housing when you are talking about their standard, price, or availability.
sheltered housing
accommodation designed esp for elderly or disabled people consisting of a group of individual premises , often with some shared facilities and a caretaker
temporary housing
You refer to the buildings in which people live as housing when you are talking about their standard, price, or availability.
wheelchair housing
housing designed or adapted for a chairbound person
differential housing
the casing that houses the differential of a motor vehicle
housing association
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 .
housing construction
Construction is the building of things such as houses, factories , roads, and bridges .
housing development
A housing development is the same as a → housing estate .
high-density housing
housing with a higher population density than the average , typically blocks of flats, and tower blocks
council housing estate
a housing development built by a local council
public housing project
a group of homes for poorer families which is funded and controlled by the local government
standard housing benefit
a rebate of a proportion of a person's eligible housing costs paid by a local authority and calculated on the basis of level of income and family size
project
A project is a task that requires a lot of time and effort.
Federal Housing Administration
a federal agency that insures residential mortgages and assists certain groups of home buyers
intern
If someone is interned , they are put in prison or in a prison camp for political reasons .
terraced house
A terraced house or a terrace house is one of a row of similar houses joined together by their side walls .
Chinese translation of 'housing'
housing
(ˈhauzɪŋ)
n(u)
(= houses) 房屋 (fángwū)
(= provision) 住房 (zhùfáng)
cpd
[problem, shortage]住房 (zhùfáng)
house
(nhaus; vbhauz)
n
(c) (= home) 家 (jiā) (个(個), gè)
(s) (= household) 全家 (quánjiā)
⇒ The noise woke the whole house.那个声音吵醒了全家。 (Nàge shēngyīn chǎoxǐngle quánjiā.)