You’re listening to Lingo Phoenix’s word of the day for February 3.

Today’s word is housing, spelled h-o-u-s-i-n-g. Housing is an uncountable noun that means “buildings for people to live in, used especially when talking about their price or condition”.

Here’s the word used in a sentence:

My main concern about moving to London is the cost of housing.

Here’s the word used in another sentence:

Lack of access to affordable housing is a problem for young people in the area.

One little-known fact about housing is that it can also mean “a protective cover for a machine.” In this sense, housing is countable.

For instance, he removed the housing to work on the engine.

With your word of the day, I’m Mohammad Golpayegni.

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