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housing start

–noun
1. an instance of beginning the construction of a dwelling.
2. housing starts, the nationwide number of such instances per period used esp. in the U.S. as an indication of economic growth or decline: Housing starts were up 600,000 in April.
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housing start  
n.  
  1. The beginning of construction of a dwelling.

  2. housing starts The number of new dwellings begun nationwide during a particular period, used as an economic indicator: "Housing starts . . . are well above their recession lows" (Paul A. Samuelson).

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