housing credit

collocation in English

meaningsofhousingandcredit

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housing
noun[U]
uk
/ˈhaʊ.zɪŋ/
us
/ˈhaʊ.zɪŋ/
buildings for people to ...
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credit
noun
uk
/ˈkred.ɪt/
us
/ˈkred.ɪt/
praise, approval, ...
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(Definition ofhousingandcreditfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofhousing credit

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Housingcreditwas going down, so there was no problem with housing, which is a big credit user.
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The crisis caused by subprime loans (high-riskhousingcredit) has shown that borrowers have been kept too much in the dark.
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We are making £699 million available in 1996–97 for generalhousingcreditapprovals, £30 million for the housing partnership fund and £256 million for estate action.
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We advocate that the offset against economic rents should be through ahousingcreditas part of the tax credit system.
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A consumer andhousingcreditboom then followed which subsequently required a prolonged monetary squeeze.
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The pensioner's income will then be brought to the required level by means of a combination of credits: basic credit, retirement credit, andhousingcredit, for example.
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My party has long argued that people should be givenhousingcreditand that it should be applicable equally to the rented and the private sector.
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Sales were made to veterans on the no down payment terms, prior to governmenthousingcreditrestrictions being imposed.
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They were convinced that they could safely fund the massive expansion ofhousingcredit.
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It would be more practical and fair to use some system of housing credits through income tax returns.
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Liberals regard housing credits as a key part of proposals that would replace the present chaotic system of subsidies, rebates and means tests.
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I am in favour of housing credits and a tax credit system.
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That could then be topped up by housing credits, child benefits or child credits, or by clothing or heating benefits.
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