Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

affordable housing

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: 4.11 in modern English

Syllables: af-ford-able -hous-ing
IPA

30

Scrabble Score

17

Letters

5

Syllables

14

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see affordable, housing.

Uncountable

noun

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).

American usage; Uncountable

Example Sentences

"Such plans incorporate a range of public housing units, market rate dwelling units, and affordable housing units with shallower subsidies than those available for public housing units, financed by a variety of mechanisms in addition to the federal HOPE VI grant."

Usage

Uncountable
American usage

Phrases

Section 8 social housing

Frequently Paired Words

Section 8 social housing

Questions

What does affordable housing mean?: Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see affordable, housing.

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