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Meaning of affordable housing | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

  1. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see affordable, housing.
    uncountable
  2. Housing for people whose income is a certain percentage below the median income for an area, as determined by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD).
    US, uncountable

Examples

“Such plans incorporate a range of public housing units, market rate dwelling units, and affordable housing units with shallower subsidies than those available for public housing units, financed by a variety of mechanisms in addition to the federal HOPE⟳ VI grant.”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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See also

affordables affordance affordant Afforded afforder Affording

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