housing

Universal Words noun 1 [U] houses, flats/apartments, etc. that people live in, especially when referring to their type, price or condition: public / private housing * poor housing conditions * the housing shortage * the housing market (= the activity of buying and selling houses, etc.) * sub-standard / low-cost / cheap housing 2 [U] the job of providing houses, flats/apartments, etc. for people to live in: a housing committee / department / officer * the council's housing policy 3 [C] a hard cover that protects part of a machine: a car's rear axle housing