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flatsharing

flatsharing noun: the sharing of a flat (apartment building) between multiple tenants. Also the present participle and gerund of flatshare.

Noun

flatsharing (uncountable)

  1. The sharing of a flat (apartment building) between multiple tenants.
    • The cost of flatsharing in some of the UK’s most expensive towns and cities has soared by nearly 30% in the past three years, with tenants in five cities now paying more than £500 a month to rent a room in a shared house.2015 October 2, Hilary Osborne, “Cost of flatsharing in UK's priciest towns rises by 30% in three years”, in The Guardian

Also used as

flatsharing is also the present participle and gerund of flatshare.

Origin of flatsharing

From flat + sharing.

Questions about flatsharing

What does flatsharing mean?
Flatsharing means the sharing of a flat (apartment building) between multiple tenants.
What part of speech is flatsharing?
Flatsharing is a noun.

Words near flatsharing in the dictionary

  1. flatshare
  2. flatshared
  3. flatsharer
  4. flatsharers
  5. flatshares
  6. flatsharing
  7. flatspine
  8. flatstick
  9. flatsticks
  10. Flatt
  11. flattage

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