Definition of homelessness in English:
homelessness
noun ˈhəʊmləsnəsˈhoʊmləsnəs
mass nounThe state of having no home.
families are facing homelessness
she described the problem of homelessness in the city
Example sentencesExamples
- According to a study done in 1994, some 12 million adults in the US have experienced homelessness at some point in their lives.
- The national agenda to end chronic homelessness is an improvement over past efforts to manage homelessness.
- The initiative would authorize $70 million in new resources and cement the federal government's commitment to ending chronic homelessness.
- Men were twice as likely to experience homelessness as women.
- As well as producing more affordable homes and tackling homelessness, the strategy aims to bring privately-owned derelict homes back into use.
- Over the last couple of years, housing advocates in Toronto have been increasingly focused on manufactured and prefab housing as a way to alleviate homelessness.
- Serious problems related to youth homelessness and young, at-risk members of the have grown at alarming rates.
- The town has received one of the largest cash boosts in the country to tackle homelessness.
- Communities across the country are experiencing a fresh infusion of ideas, energy, and volunteers to lend a hand in the fight to alleviate homelessness.
- The demands included a call to end homelessness by the building of social housing.
Definition of homelessness in US English:
homelessness
nounˈhōmləsnəsˈhoʊmləsnəs
The state of having no home.
families are facing homelessness
she described the problem of homelessness in the city
Example sentencesExamples
- As well as producing more affordable homes and tackling homelessness, the strategy aims to bring privately-owned derelict homes back into use.
- The demands included a call to end homelessness by the building of social housing.
- Men were twice as likely to experience homelessness as women.
- The initiative would authorize $70 million in new resources and cement the federal government's commitment to ending chronic homelessness.
- The national agenda to end chronic homelessness is an improvement over past efforts to manage homelessness.
- Over the last couple of years, housing advocates in Toronto have been increasingly focused on manufactured and prefab housing as a way to alleviate homelessness.
- Serious problems related to youth homelessness and young, at-risk members of the have grown at alarming rates.
- The town has received one of the largest cash boosts in the country to tackle homelessness.
- Communities across the country are experiencing a fresh infusion of ideas, energy, and volunteers to lend a hand in the fight to alleviate homelessness.
- According to a study done in 1994, some 12 million adults in the US have experienced homelessness at some point in their lives.