"housing" meaning in English

See housing in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /ˈhaʊzɪŋ/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-housing.wav [UK], LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-housing2.wav [UK] Forms: housing [singular], housings [plural]
Head templates: {{noun}} [POS TABLE]
  1. Housing is the homes or residences where people live in a city, state, country, etc.
    Sense id: simple-housing-en-noun-t51B~O7l
  2. A machine or part's housing is the area or container it is in. Synonyms: case
    Sense id: simple-housing-en-noun-kZU27LT5

Verb

IPA: /ˈhaʊzɪŋ/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-housing.wav [UK], LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-housing2.wav [UK] Forms: house [canonical], houses [third-person, singular], housed [past], housed [past, participle], housing [present, participle]
Head templates: {{verb|hous|e}} [POS TABLE]
  1. The present participle of house.
    Sense id: simple-housing-en-verb-xoMxDrRk
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          "text": "The housing market in Toronto is expensive."
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        {
          "text": "We had to remove the housing to replace the fan."
        }
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        }
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        {
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