单词 | house-share |
释义 | house-sharen. An arrangement whereby tenants share rented accommodation, esp. a house; a house rented under such an arrangement.Originally in the language of classified advertisements. ΘΚΠ society > inhabiting and dwelling > inhabiting a type of place > [noun] > a house > together housemating1882 house-sharing1920 house-share1979 1979 Guardian 24 Sept. 31/3 (advt.) Respectable couple require s/c flat or flat / house share till July 1980. 1980 Times 26 June 30/8 (advt.) House Share nr. Finsbury Pk. Tube. 4 girls, 4 rooms. 1989 Sunday Correspondent 17 Sept. 35/6 Five unattached aspirant yuppies bickering over the tumble-drier in their South London house-share. 1996 Cosmopolitan (U.K. ed.) Sept. 124/2 The focal point of a male house-share is the drinks' cabinet; the epicentre for women seems to be the fridge. 2003 A. Burt Write with Confidence vi. 90 First a single room, then a houseshare and lastly an unfurnished house are advertised. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2011; most recently modified version published online March 2022). house-sharev. intransitive. To share a house with other people, typically as cohabitants of rented accommodation; to engage in house-sharing. Cf. house-share n., house-sharing n. ΚΠ 1953 Truth (Brisbane) 29 Mar. 30/5 The Bill Blacketts [are]..house-sharing with Bob and June Badgery at Surfer's [Paradise]. 1973 Carmel (Calif.) Pine Cone 28 Nov. 35/5 Are you house sharing with 3-4 people in Carmel? 1990 J. Pynoose et al. in L. A. Pastalan Aging in Place 8 Financial need..and companionship..[are the] two factors..most common in motivating people to houseshare. 2006 I. Prilleltensky & O. Prilleltensky Promoting Well-being i. i. 4 Of the four women she was house-sharing with, Margaret was close to one, on agreeable terms with two others, and at great odds with the fourth. This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, June 2021; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1979v.1953 |
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