noun
- plural of houseroom; space or accommodation within a house
Usage: chiefly British; often used in the phrase 'not give something houseroom' meaning to refuse to have or accept something
Examples
- I wouldn't give that old furniture houseroom.
- The antique dealer wouldn't give the damaged painting houseroom.
- She didn't have houseroom for all her books.
- They wouldn't give his proposal houseroom in the meeting.
- The company wouldn't give that outdated technology houseroom in their offices.