share house

noun

A residence with shared common areas, typically furnished and equipped, and bedrooms typically rented independently to unrelated temporary occupants, similar to a boarding house but often lacking provided services such as meals and laundry.

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Meanings

nounshare house (plural share houses)

plural share houses

  1. A residence with shared common areas, typically furnished and equipped, and bedrooms typically rented independently to unrelated temporary occupants, similar to a boarding house but often lacking provided services such as meals and laundry.

    Synonyms: sharehome

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA residence with shared common areas, typically furnished and equipped, and bedrooms typically rented independently to unrelated temporary occupants, similar to a boarding house but often lacking provided services such as meals and laundry.

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