"section 8" meaning in English

See section 8 in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Forms: section 8s [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} section 8 (countable and uncountable, plural section 8s)
  1. (US, informal) Federally subsidized housing for low-income families and individuals, formally known as the Housing Choice Voucher Program. Tags: US, countable, informal, uncountable Categories (topical): Eight
    Sense id: en-section_8-en-noun-pCADFf2w Disambiguation of Eight: 14 43 43 Categories (other): American English, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 19 41 41 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 23 38 38 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 22 39 39
  2. (US, military) Discharge from the United States military for reason of being mentally unfit for service. Tags: US, countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Military, Eight
    Sense id: en-section_8-en-noun-byGat3yp Disambiguation of Eight: 14 43 43 Categories (other): American English, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 19 41 41 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 23 38 38 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 22 39 39 Topics: government, military, politics, war
  3. (US, military) Discharge from the United States military for reason of being mentally unfit for service.
    (US, military) A person so discharged.
    Tags: US, countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Military, Eight
    Sense id: en-section_8-en-noun-uuC9Vwnj Disambiguation of Eight: 14 43 43 Categories (other): American English, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 19 41 41 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 23 38 38 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 22 39 39 Topics: government, military, politics, war
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: projects [noun, plural]

Inflected forms

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Download raw JSONL data for section 8 meaning in English (2.3kB)

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