HOUSING Definition & Meaning

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housing

[ hou-zing ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

noun

any shelter, lodging, or dwelling place.
houses collectively.
the act of one who houses or puts under shelter.
the providing of houses for a group or community:
the housing of an influx of laborers.
anything that covers or protects.
Synonyms: , , ,
Machinery. a fully enclosed case and support for a mechanism.
Carpentry. the space made in one piece of wood, or the like, for the insertion of another.
Nautical.
1. Also called bury. the portion of a mast below the deck.
2. Also called bury. the portion of a bowsprit aft of the forward part of the stem of a vessel.
3. the doubling of an upper mast.
a niche for a statue.

housing

[ hou-zing ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

noun

a covering of cloth for the back and flanks of a horse or other animal, for protection or ornament.
housings, the trappings on a horse.

housing

/ ˈ��ʊ��ɪŋ /

noun

1. houses or dwellings collectively
2. ( as modifier )
  a housing problem
the act of providing with accommodation
a hole, recess, groove, or slot made in one wooden member to receive another
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 motor housing
a wheel housing
a bearing housing
another word for houseline

housing

/ ˈ��ʊ��ɪŋ /

noun

archaic.
often plural another word for trappings

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51�Թ� History and Origins

Origin of housing¹

First recorded in 1350–1400; house + -ing ¹( def )

Origin of housing²

First recorded in 1690–1700; compare earlier house, Middle English hous(e), houc(e) in same sense, from Old French houce, from unrecorded Germanic hulfti- (compare Medieval Latin hultia ), akin to Middle Dutch hulfte “cover for bow and arrow,” Middle High German hulft “c�Ǳ��Բ�”; -ing ¹ added by association with house, housing ¹

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51�Թ� History and Origins

Origin of housing¹

C14: from Old French houce covering, of Germanic origin

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Not only did Eshele lose her housing, but so did her mother and two of her sisters, who owned their homes and are trying to find the funds to rebuild.

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Candidates would rather focus on domestic issues they can control: cost-of-living, housing and healthcare.

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Camera crew members quit the night before shooting after alerting line producers about safety concerns, including accidental gun discharges, and a lack of nearby housing.

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Besides providing subsidised housing for first-time buyers, it has increased the supply of public flats and issued subsidies and cash vouchers to help with childcare and daily expenses.

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Vast stretches of coastal mangroves, once housing rich stocks of fish and birds, lay in ruins.

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housey-housey housing association

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