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affordable housing
UK/əˈfɔːdəbəl ˈhaʊzɪŋ/US/əˈfɔrdəbəl ˈhaʊzɪŋ/a·FFORD·a·ble HOUS·ing
housing that is reasonably priced so that many people can afford to buy or rent it
Examples
“lack of affordable housing”
“affordable housing schemes”
“demand for affordable housing”
Band 8 sentence
“A comprehensive policy that encourages developers to include affordable housing in new projects is essential to reduce social inequality.”
Collocations
- lack of affordable housing
- provide affordable housing
Word family
Common mistakes
Affordable housings are needed.→Affordable housing is needed.
We need many affordable house.→We need many affordable houses.
Say it for a higher band
5cheap housing→6low-cost housing→7+affordable housing
Synonyms
low-cost housing
Easily confused
low-cost housing
“The government announced a plan to build low-cost housing for low-income families.”
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