housingbureau
nounUK /ˈhaʊzɪŋ ˈbjʊərəʊ/
US /ˈhaʊzɪŋ ˈbjʊroʊ/
A housing bureau is a place that helps people find homes to live in.
The housing bureau gave the family a list of apartments they could afford.
OTHER MEANINGS
2. A government office that manages public housing and helps people with housing problems.
She went to the housing bureau to ask for help paying her rent.
3. A travel service that books hotel rooms for visitors.
The housing bureau found us a hotel near the conference center.
4. A company that rents out rooms or apartments to people.
The housing bureau manages over two hundred apartments in the city.