the Department of Housing and Urban Development
/ðə dɪˌpɑːtmənt əv ˌhaʊzɪŋ ən ˌɜːbən dɪˈveləpmənt/
/ðə dɪˌpɑːrtmənt əv ˌhaʊzɪŋ ən ˌɜːrbən dɪˈveləpmənt/
(abbreviation HUD)
- the US government department in charge of financial programmes to build houses and to help people buy their own homes. It provides insurance for mortgages and helps pay for houses for poor and old people. It also plans the development of cities.
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the Department of Housing and Urban Development