section 8
section 8 noun: federally subsidized housing for low-income families and individuals, formally known as the Housing Choice Voucher Program.
Noun
section 8 (countable and uncountable, plural section 8s)
- Federally subsidized housing for low-income families and individuals, formally known as the Housing Choice Voucher Program.
- Discharge from the United States military for reason of being mentally unfit for service.
- By the time got out of the service I was tuly ^([sic]) a broken man. The constant threat of the stockade or a section eight (undesireable discharge for being gay) drove me to the verge of insanity.1983 December 31, James L. Zipper, “Happy To Be Me”, in Gay Community News, volume 11, number 24, page 13
- A person so discharged.
Proper noun capitalized: Section 8
Section 8
- The Housing Voucher Choice Program.
Forms of section 8
| plural | section 8s |
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Origin of section 8
From Section 8 of the Housing Act of 1937 (42 U.S.C. § 1437f).
Questions about section 8
- What does section 8 mean?
- Section 8 means federally subsidized housing for low-income families and individuals, formally known as the Housing Choice Voucher Program.
- What part of speech is section 8?
- Section 8 can be a noun or a proper noun.
- What is the plural of section 8?
- The plural of section 8 is section 8s.
Words near section 8 in the dictionary
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