homesteading
[ hohm-sted-ing ]
/ ˈhoʊmˌstɛd ɪŋ /
noun
an act or instance of establishing a homestead.
Also called homesteading program, urban homesteading.
a federal program to improve deteriorating urban areas by offering abandoned or foreclosed houses to persons who agree to repair them and live in them for a specified number of years.
Words nearby homesteading
homestay,
homestead,
homestead act,
homestead law,
homesteader,
homesteading,
homestretch,
homestyle,
hometown,
homeward,
homeware
Definition for homesteading (2 of 2)
homestead
[ hohm-sted, -stid ]
/ ˈhoʊm stɛd, -stɪd /
noun
a dwelling with its land and buildings, occupied by the owner as a home and exempted by a homestead law from seizure or sale for debt.
any dwelling with its land and buildings where a family makes its home.
a tract of land acquired under the Homestead Act.
a house in an urban area acquired under a homesteading program.
verb (used with object)
to acquire or settle on (land) as a homestead: Pioneers homesteaded the valley.
verb (used without object)
to acquire or settle on a homestead: They homesteaded many years ago.
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British Dictionary definitions for homesteading (1 of 2)
homesteading
/ (ˈhəʊmˌstɛdɪŋ) /
noun (in Britain)
- a scheme whereby council tenants are enabled to buy derelict property from the council and renovate it with the aid of Government grants
- (as modifier)a homesteading scheme
British Dictionary definitions for homesteading (2 of 2)
homestead
/ (ˈhəʊmˌstɛd, -stɪd) /
noun
a house or estate and the adjoining land, buildings, etc, esp a farm
(in the US) a house and adjoining land designated by the owner as his fixed residence and exempt under the homestead laws from seizure and forced sale for debts
(in western Canada) a piece of land, usually 160 acres, granted to a settler by the federal government
Australian and NZ
the owner's or manager's residence on a sheep or cattle station; in New Zealand the term includes all outbuildings