Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

section 8

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.88 in modern English

Syllables: sec-tion 8
IPA

9

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Federally subsidized housing for low-income families and individuals, formally known as the Housing Choice Voucher Program.

American usage; Countable; Informal; Uncountable

noun

Discharge from the United States military for reason of being mentally unfit for service.

American usage; Countable; Uncountable

noun

Discharge from the United States military for reason of being mentally unfit for service.

American usage; Countable; Uncountable

name

The Housing Voucher Choice Program.

American usage

Example Sentences

"By the time got out of the service I was tuly ^([sic]) a broken man. The constant threat of the stockade or a section eight (undesireable discharge for being gay) drove me to the verge of insanity."

Etymology

From Section 8 of the Housing Act of 1937 (42 U.S.C. § 1437f).

Usage

Inflected Forms

section 8s (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

projects

Questions

What does section 8 mean?: Federally subsidized housing for low-income families and individuals, formally known as the Housing Choice Voucher Program.
Where does section 8 come from?: From Section 8 of the Housing Act of 1937 (42 U.S.C. § 1437f).

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