housing

IPA: hˈaʊzɪŋ

(uncountable) The activity of enclosing something or providing a residence for someone.
(uncountable) Residences, collectively.
(countable) A mechanical component's container or covering.
A cover or cloth for a horse's saddle, as an ornamental or military appendage; a saddlecloth; a horse cloth; in plural, trappings.
An appendage to the harness or collar of a harness.
(architecture) The space taken out of one solid to admit the insertion of part of another, such as the end of one timber in the side of another.
A niche for a statue.
(nautical) That portion of a mast or bowsprit which is beneath the deck or within the vessel.
(nautical) A houseline.

Examples of "housing" in Sentences

Where, in housing, is the border between ‘wants’ and ‘needs’?
Misty needs to find a new home within a week, or their housing is at risk.
I think the housing is the issue, so now I'll be getting another external hard drive.
Overview: One new trend in housing is the growth of age-targeted developments, rather than age-restricted.
Then we get into broader issues of what I call the housing industrial policy and the purpose of the various...
Many analysts believe the serious slump in housing is the result of a speculative bubble bursting after home sales set records for five straight years.
"The further contraction in housing is likely to be a significant drag on growth in the current quarter and through early next year," [Fed Reserve Chairman Ben] Bernanke said.
CNN was at it again, wondering if China's supposed housing bubble was about to burst, as if the term "housing bubble" in China was the same as the housing bubble America faced in 2008.