affordable housing
Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see affordable, housingUsed other than figuratively or idiomatically: see affordable, housing.
» There is an urgent need for affordable housing.
Доступное жильё крайне необходимо. — soweli_Elepanto
CK · Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FRMeaning
2 senses(uncountable)Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see affordable, housing.
(US, uncountable)Housing for people whose income is a certain percentage below the median income for an area, as determined by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD).
Examples
13 sentencesThere is an urgent need for affordable housing.
ruДоступное жильё крайне необходимо. — soweli_Elepanto
There's a shortage of affordable housing.
deEs herrscht ein Mangel an bezahlbarem Wohnraum. — mhr · CC BY 2.0 FR
Algeria is building affordable housing for its citizens.
Algeria needs to increase investment in affordable housing.
Nowadays, it isn't easy to find affordable housing.
Word family
1 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable
See also
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