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Definition of affordable housing noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

affordable housing

noun
 
/əˌfɔːdəbl ˈhaʊzɪŋ/
 
/əˌfɔːrdəbl ˈhaʊzɪŋ/
[uncountable]
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  1. houses or flats that are available for people on low incomes to buy or rent at a low price, especially because the government has required house-building companies to offer a certain number of new properties at lower prices
    • The city needs more affordable housing for families on low incomes.
    • The shortage of affordable housing has caused an increase in the number of homeless people.
    compare social housingTopics Houses and homesc1, Social issuesc1
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