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{
"term": "housing",
"partOfSpeech": "noun",
"ox3000": true,
"cefr": "b2",
"definitions": [
{
"senseNumber": 1,
"definition": "houses, flats, etc. that people live in, especially when referring to their type, price or condition",
"cefr": "b2",
"ox3000": true,
"examples": [
{
"text": "rental/student housing"
},
{
"text": "temporary/permanent housing"
},
{
"text": "low-cost/cheap housing"
},
{
"text": "There is an urgent need to **build** more affordable **housing**."
},
{
"text": "We must find a way to solve the city's **housing crisis**."
},
{
"text": "The study linked poor housing conditions to a variety of health problems."
},
{
"text": "How severe is the housing shortage in Hong Kong?"
},
{
"text": "the **housing market** *(= the activity of buying and selling houses, etc.)*"
},
{
"text": "The low interest rate has triggered a **housing bubble** *(= a period of time when house prices increase quickly, but which is unlikely to last long)*."
},
{
"text": "Many health problems are made worse by inadequate housing."
},
{
"text": "Many new housing developments had sprung up around the city."
},
{
"text": "She receives a substantial housing allowance on top of her salary."
},
{
"text": "The aim of the scheme was to provide good low-cost housing for workers."
},
{
"text": "The area is dominated by terraced housing."
},
{
"text": "They provide good low-cost housing for workers."
},
{
"text": "Too many families are still living in substandard housing."
},
{
"text": "What happens when the housing boom finally slows?"
},
{
"text": "The housing market has had a good year."
}
],
"topics": ["Houses and homes"],
"collocations": {
"adjective": ["affordable", "cheap", "good"],
"verb + housing": ["build", "provide"],
"housing + noun": ["association", "authority", "committee"],
"preposition": ["in… housing"]
}
},
{
"senseNumber": 2,
"definition": "the job of providing houses, flats, etc. for people to live in",
"cefr": "b2",
"ox3000": true,
"examples": [
{
"text": "Tenants may only keep pets with the written consent of the housing department."
},
{
"text": "They discussed how the council's housing policy could be changed to deal with the growing housing crisis."
}
],
"collocations": {
"adjective": ["affordable", "cheap", "good"],
"verb + housing": ["build", "provide"],
"housing + noun": ["association", "authority", "committee"],
"preposition": ["in… housing"]
}
},
{
"senseNumber": 3,
"definition": "a hard cover that protects part of a machine",
"examples": [
{
"text": "a car’s rear axle housing"
}
]
}
],
"pronunciations": {
"uk": [
{
"pronunciation": "/ˈhaʊzɪŋ/",
"audio": "ho/housing/housing__gb_1.mp3"
}
],
"us": [
{
"pronunciation": "/ˈhaʊzɪŋ/",
"audio": "ho/housing/housing__us_3.mp3"
}
]
},
"wordOrigin": null
}