HLM

French

Etymology

Initialism of habitation à loyer modéré (“housing at moderate rent”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /a.ʃɛ.lɛm/
  • Audio:(file)

Noun

HLM f or m (plural HLM)

  1. a form of low-income housing in France, Algeria, Senegal, and Quebec

Usage notes

  • This term is officially feminine, like the word habitation, but the abbreviation is often used in the masculine.
This article is issued from Wiktionary. The text is available under Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 4.0 unless otherwise noted. Additional terms may apply for the media files.