open housing

noun

1. the sale and rental of private housing free of discriminatory practices or policies.

Other Words From

• open-housing adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of open housing¹

An Americanism dating back to 1965–70

Example Sentences

To round out the story of open housing for members of the military, I briefly overstep the closing date given in the title.

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He also introduced a voluntary compliance program to procure open housing.

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Open housing, for one, was the exception rather than the rule throughout the country.

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