Meanings
- uncountableRental accommodation that is subsidized by public funds and provided for disadvantaged groups such as low-income earners, social security recipients, the elderly and people with disabilities.
Synonyms: housing commission, social housing, subsidized housing, housing project
Synonyms & antonyms
nounRental accommodation that is subsidized by public funds and provided for disadvantaged groups such as low-income earners, social security recipients, the elderly and people with disabilities.
More synonyms by meaning
nouna housing development that is publicly funded and administered for low-income families
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
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public housing. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/public%20housing
“public housing.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/public%20housing. Accessed November 4, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “public housing,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/public%20housing.
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