{
    "term": "housing",
    "partOfSpeech": "noun",
    "ox3000": true,
    "cefr": "b2",
    "definitions": [
        {
            "senseNumber": 1,
            "definition": "houses, flats, etc. that people live in, especially when referring to their type, price or condition",
            "cefr": "b2",
            "ox3000": true,
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "rental/student housing"
                },
                {
                    "text": "temporary/permanent housing"
                },
                {
                    "text": "low-cost/cheap housing"
                },
                {
                    "text": "There is an urgent need to **build** more affordable **housing**."
                },
                {
                    "text": "We must find a way to solve the city's **housing crisis**."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The study linked poor housing conditions to a variety of health problems."
                },
                {
                    "text": "How severe is the housing shortage in Hong Kong?"
                },
                {
                    "text": "the **housing market** *(= the activity of buying and selling houses, etc.)*"
                },
                {
                    "text": "The low interest rate has triggered a **housing bubble** *(= a period of time when house prices increase quickly, but which is unlikely to last long)*."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Many health problems are made worse by inadequate housing."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Many new housing developments had sprung up around the city."
                },
                {
                    "text": "She receives a substantial housing allowance on top of her salary."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The aim of the scheme was to provide good low-cost housing for workers."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The area is dominated by terraced housing."
                },
                {
                    "text": "They provide good low-cost housing for workers."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Too many families are still living in substandard housing."
                },
                {
                    "text": "What happens when the housing boom finally slows?"
                },
                {
                    "text": "The housing market has had a good year."
                }
            ],
            "topics": ["Houses and homes"],
            "collocations": {
                "adjective": ["affordable", "cheap", "good"],
                "verb + housing": ["build", "provide"],
                "housing + noun": ["association", "authority", "committee"],
                "preposition": ["in… housing"]
            }
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 2,
            "definition": "the job of providing houses, flats, etc. for people to live in",
            "cefr": "b2",
            "ox3000": true,
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "Tenants may only keep pets with the written consent of the housing department."
                },
                {
                    "text": "They discussed how the council's housing policy could be changed to deal with the growing housing crisis."
                }
            ],
            "collocations": {
                "adjective": ["affordable", "cheap", "good"],
                "verb + housing": ["build", "provide"],
                "housing + noun": ["association", "authority", "committee"],
                "preposition": ["in… housing"]
            }
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 3,
            "definition": "a hard cover that protects part of a machine",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "a car’s rear axle housing"
                }
            ]
        }
    ],
    "pronunciations": {
        "uk": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ˈhaʊzɪŋ/",
                "audio": "ho/housing/housing__gb_1.mp3"
            }
        ],
        "us": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ˈhaʊzɪŋ/",
                "audio": "ho/housing/housing__us_3.mp3"
            }
        ]
    },
    "wordOrigin": null
}