Definition of Housing. Meaning of Housing. Synonyms of Housing

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Definition of Housing

housing
Houseline House"line`, n. (Naut.) A small line of three strands used for seizing; -- called also housing. --Totten.
Housing
Housing Hous"ing, n. [From House. In some of its senses this word has been confused with the following word.] 1. The act of putting or receiving under shelter; the state of dwelling in a habitation. 2. That which shelters or covers; houses, taken collectively. --Fabyan. 3. (Arch.) (a) 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. (b) A niche for a statue. 4. (Mach.) A frame or support for holding something in place, as journal boxes, etc. 5. (Naut.) (a) That portion of a mast or bowsprit which is beneath the deck or within the vessel. (b) A covering or protection, as an awning over the deck of a ship when laid up. (c) A houseline. See Houseline.

Meaning of Housing from wikipedia

- housing, market housing and non-market housing. While market housing consists of apartments, condominiums, private housing, etc. Non-market housing consists...
- Public housing, also known as social housing, refers to affordable housing provided in buildings that are usually owned and managed by local government...
- United States secretary of housing and urban development (or HUD secretary) is the head of the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development,...
- Affordable housing is housing which is deemed affordable to those with a household income at or below the median, as rated by the national government or...
- A housing authority or ministry of housing is generally a governmental body that governs aspects of housing or (called in general "shelter" or "living...
- Tract housing, sometimes informally known as cookie cutter housing, is a type of housing development in which multiple similar houses are built on a tract...
- A housing cooperative, or housing co-op, is a legal entity which owns real estate consisting of one or more residential buildings. The entity is usually...
- subsidized housing is often called "affordable housing". Forms of subsidies include direct housing subsidies, non-profit housing, public housing, rent supplements/vouchers...
- A housing estate (or sometimes housing complex, housing development, subdivision or community) is a group of homes and other buildings built together...
- A housing unit, or dwelling unit (at later mention, often abbreviated to unit), is a structure or the part of a structure or the space that is used as...