Collocation Dictionary
Common collocations with housing in American Collocation
housing
noun
uncountable
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Around 90% of spoken and written English relies on just 7,500 common words.
These words are highlighted in red and are ranked using a star system.
- One-star words are commonly used
- Two-star words are even more common
- Three-star words are the most frequently used
What are red words?
Around 90% of spoken and written English relies on just 7,500 common words.These words are highlighted in red and are ranked using a star system.
- One-star words are commonly used
- Two-star words are even more common
- Three-star words are the most frequently used
US
/ˈhaʊzɪŋ/
cheap/expensive
affordable
cheap
low-cost
unaffordable
A quarter of the homes will be affordable housing.
good/bad quality
adequate
decent
inadequate
overcrowded
poor
slum
substandard
suitable
People who came in those days faced social problems – there was no decent housing.
types of housing
private
public
sheltered
social
Many local councils provide sheltered housing for the elderly with a warden on site for emergencies.
Low pay, job insecurity, lack of decent social housing and poor community facilities affect working-class young people.
where housing is
rural
suburban
urban
Bay windows were a common feature of UK suburban housing until the late 1930s.
build housing
build
provide
It’s costing more and more to build housing – and particularly, social housing.
improve housing
improve
rebuild
refurbish
Care and Repair is a charity set up to improve the housing of older and disabled people.
boom
crisis
market
provision
shortage
The housing crisis affects us all.