Meaning & use
living arrangement
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Meaning
nouncountable
The way in which someone organizes where and with whom they live.
Grammar: Countable: 'a living arrangement,' 'living arrangements.' Often used in the plural to talk about different setups.
Patterns
- a living arrangement
- living arrangements
- change one's living arrangement
After college, she moved back home, but that living arrangement didn't last long.
The couple discussed their living arrangement before getting married.
Shared living arrangements are common in big cities where rent is high.
Word forms
| plural | living arrangements |
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Common combinations
- current living arrangement
- Are you happy with your current living arrangement?
- change your living arrangement
- He had to change his living arrangement after losing his job.
- shared living arrangement
- A shared living arrangement can save money but requires patience.
- temporary living arrangement
- The hotel was only a temporary living arrangement until they found an apartment.
Synonyms and how they differ
- housing situation
- More general and often focuses on the physical condition or availability of housing, not the social setup.
- accommodation
- Chiefly British, and usually refers to the place itself rather than the arrangement.
Word family
- arrangement noun
- A plan or preparation made for something.
- living situation noun
- A more informal phrase for the same idea.
Practice
Which sentence uses 'living arrangement' correctly?
Choose one answer.
'Living arrangement' refers to how someone organizes their housing. Option 1 is correct. Option 0 is wrong because 'arrangement' there means a plan to meet, not housing. Option 2 confuses it with 'arrangement' as a decoration or layout. Option 3 treats it as a physical object.
Make it your own
Write a sentence using “living arrangement”, then check it and compare it with the examples above.