Definitions for housing
ˈhaʊ zɪŋhous·ing

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:2.0 / 2 votes

1. housing, lodging, living accommodationsnoun

   structures collectively in which people are housed

2. housingnoun

   a protective cover designed to contain or support a mechanical component

3. caparison, trapping, housingnoun

   stable gear consisting of a decorated covering for a horse, especially (formerly) for a warhorse

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. housingnoun

   The activity of enclosing something or providing a residence for someone.

2. housingnoun

   Residences, collectively.

   She lives in low-income housing.

3. housingnoun

   A mechanical component's container or covering.

   The gears were grinding against their housing.

4. housingnoun

   A cover or cloth for a horse's saddle, as an ornamental or military appendage; a saddlecloth; a horse cloth; in plural, trappings.

5. housingnoun

   An appendage to the hames or collar of a harness.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Housingnoun

   Etymology: from house.

   1. Quantity of inhabited building.

   London is supplied with people to increase its inhabitants, according to the increase of housing. John Graunt.

   2. [From houseaux, heuses, or houses, French.]Cloath originally used to keep off dirt, now added to saddles as ornamental.

ChatGPTRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. housing

   Housing refers to the provision of shelter or accommodation for individuals, families, or communities. It encompasses various types of dwellings, such as houses, apartments, condos, and other residential structures, that are designed and built for people to live in. Housing fulfills the basic need for shelter and serves as a place where individuals and families can live, sleep, relax, and engage in daily activities while maintaining privacy, safety, and comfort. It typically includes amenities and utilities necessary for basic living, such as electricity, water, heating/cooling systems, and sanitation facilities. Housing can be either rented or owned, and it plays a crucial role in establishing communities, supporting social interactions, and contributing to individuals' well-being and quality of life.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:1.0 / 1 vote

1. Housing

   of House

2. Housingnoun

   the act of putting or receiving under shelter; the state of dwelling in a habitation

3. Housingnoun

   that which shelters or covers; houses, taken collectively

4. Housingnoun

   the space taken out of one solid, to admit the insertion of part of another, as the end of one timber in the side of another

5. Housingnoun

   a niche for a statue

6. Housingnoun

   a frame or support for holding something in place, as journal boxes, etc

7. Housingnoun

   that portion of a mast or bowsprit which is beneath the deck or within the vessel

8. Housingnoun

   a covering or protection, as an awning over the deck of a ship when laid up

9. Housingnoun

   a houseline. See Houseline

10. Housingnoun

    a cover or cloth for a horse's saddle, as an ornamental or military appendage; a saddlecloth; a horse cloth; in plural, trappings

11. Housingnoun

    an appendage to the hames or collar of a harness

12. Etymology: [From Houss.]

WikidataRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Housing

   Housing generally refers to the social problem of insuring that members of society have a home to live in, whether this is a house, or some other kind of dwelling, lodging, or shelter. Many governments have a department that deals with housing, such as the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development.

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Housing

   howz′ing, n. an ornamental covering for a horse: a saddle-cloth: (pl.) the trappings of a horse. [O. Fr. housse, a mantle, of Teut. origin.]

U.S. National Library of MedicineRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Housing

   Living facilities for humans.

Dictionary of Nautical TermsRate this definition:4.0 / 1 vote

1. housing

   A small line formed of three fine strands, smaller than rope yarn; principally used for seizings of the block-strops, fastening the clues of sails to their bolt-ropes, and other purposes. (See MARLINE, TWINE.)

Military Dictionary and GazetteerRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. housing

   Cover or cloth over or under a horse’s saddle used for cleanliness, or as an ornamental or military appendage; a saddle-cloth; a horse-cloth.

Editors ContributionRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. housingnoun

   A type of house, property or appropriate structure for a person, people or family to reside at

   Housing is a vital human right for every human being, we all have a right to housing as a human right

   
   

   Submitted by MaryC on January 7, 2020  

2. ---

   housing

   Housing is the provision of habitation made collectively or individually for the purpose of shelter

   
   

   Submitted by ntuifrank7 on December 1, 2023  

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   housingverb

   Verb form of the word house.

   To build housing is easy as it creates a form of human rights, employment and certainty.

   
   

   Submitted by MaryC on July 19, 2020  

Matched Categories

1. • Protective Covering
   • Stable Gear

British National Corpus

1. Spoken Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'housing' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #1703

2. Written Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'housing' in Written Corpus Frequency: #989

3. Nouns Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'housing' in Nouns Frequency: #711

How to pronounce housing?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

How to say housing in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of housing in Chaldean Numerology is: 3

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of housing in Pythagorean Numerology is: 3

Examples of housing in a Sentence

1. Hillary Clinton:

   The subprime problems are now creating massive issues on Wall Street, it's a serious problem affecting our housing market and millions of hard working families. So what are some of the things we need to do? We need to expand the role of the (Federal Housing Administration) to issue more mortgages at better rates to these homeowners. We need to give consumers more counseling and information, prevent families from being trapped in high interest loans with pre-payment penalties and in some cases, allow more breathing room from foreclosure.

2. George Ratiu:

   The economic outlook is highly dependent on the well-being of the American consumer, for many Americans looking for affordable pockets of housing, mid-sized cities remain a viable alternative, especially as the number of homes for sale has been on the rise, bringing fresh options.

3. John Ryding:

   The Fed is likely to take further reassurance that housing is on an improving trend and this should add to the view that the economy is in more normal territory.

4. Mayor Steve Adler:

   Certainly, [ housing ] prices have been going up in Austin.The ordinance that we passed didnt create more people experiencing homelessness. It did make people that were experiencing homelessness more visible.

5. John Bolton:

   The impression left is that there’s favoritism involved, and it’s just very unusual in State Department real estate and housing transactions overseas to have this kind of focus on someone with such clear financial connections to even the departed secretary of state. Normally, there’s much more competitive activity involved, [of] which we haven’t seen any evidence from the State Department.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=housing
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Housing
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=housing
4. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
5. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/housing
6. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=housing
7. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=housing
8. ^ Dictionary of Nautical Terms
   https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/26000/pg26000-images.html#:~:text=housing
9. ^ Military Dictionary and Gazetteer
   https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/59563/pg59563-images.html