housinghous·ing /ˈhaʊzɪŋ/ noun1[uncountableU]PROPERTY the houses or conditions that people live inthe link between poor housing and health
The smartest new housing developments in Malaysia often come with golf courses attached.
Falling prices in the housing market have made lenders more cautious.
a housing boom (=when a lot of people are buying and selling houses and prices are rising)
→ public housing2[uncountableU] the work of providing people with houses to live inMore money had been made available for health, housing, and education.
3[countableC] a cover that protects a machine or part of a machinea catalytic converter housing