HLM

French

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /a.ʃɛ.lɛm/

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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.