(UK) : a rented house typically let as individual rooms, often to students or migrant workers.
# Health maintenance organization Health maintenance organization Medical insurance group that provides health services for a fixed annual fee "HMO" redirects here.
The definition of HMO in section 345 HA85 was from section 129(1) of the [Housing Act 1974](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Housing_Act_1974?action=edit&redlink=1 "Housing Act 1974").
(UK) : a rented house typically let as individual rooms, often to students or migrant workers.
By the mid-1990s, seven states required HMOs to pay for bone marrow transplantation.
"HMO" means : a rented house typically let as individual rooms, often to students or migrant workers. It is one of many casual words teens pick up from friends, social media, music or sport, and on its own it carries no particular warning. If you hear your teen use it, it is fair to ask what they mean by it in their friend group, since meanings drift quickly. Asking out of curiosity rather than alarm tends to keep the conversation open and useful.
"HMO" means : a rented house typically let as individual rooms, often to students or migrant workers. It is one of many casual words teens pick up from friends, social media, music or sport, and on its own it carries no particular warning. If you hear your teen use it, it is fair to ask what they mean by it in their friend group, since meanings drift quickly. Asking out of curiosity rather than alarm tends to keep the conversation open and useful.
Slang is read by different audiences for very different reasons. The For parents view re-explains the term in plain, non-judgemental language so a caregiver can understand what their child means without needing the surrounding subculture. The For English learners view focuses on register (when it's safe to use), formal alternatives, and common mistakes — what a textbook won't teach you.
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UK and Irish slang — Cockney, Scouse, Geordie, Yorkshire, Glaswegian, Brummie, Welsh, West Country, plus Irish English. Centuries of regional dialects feeding into modern British and Irish street talk.
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The Health Maintenance Organization Act, informally known as the **federal HMO Act**, is a [federal law](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Federal_law "Federal law") that provides for a trial federal program to promote an…
"HMO" is informal English meaning : a rented house typically let as individual rooms, often to students or migrant workers. It is mainly heard in British English (and Irish English). A more formal or neutral equivalent would be something like ": a rented house typically let as individual rooms" expressed in standard vocabulary. A common mistake is to assume "HMO" can replace its standard equivalent in every register; keep it for spoken or casual situations and use the formal form in writing. If you are a B2 or C1 learner, it is useful to recognise this word when you hear or read it, but think carefully about whether the situation really calls for it before using it yourself.
“# Health maintenance organization Health maintenance organization Medical insurance group that provides health services for a fixed annual fee "HMO" redirects here.”
“The definition of HMO in section 345 HA85 was from section 129(1) of the [Housing Act 1974](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Housing_Act_1974?action=edit&redlink=1 "Housing Act 1974").”
“The Health Maintenance Organization Act, informally known as the **federal HMO Act**, is a [federal law](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Federal_law "Federal law") that provides for a trial federal program to promote and encourage the development of [health maintenance organizations](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Health_maintenance_organization "Health maintenance organization") (HMOs).”
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Australian slang for a resident of public housing, formed in the typical Australian manner by shortening and adding '-o'. The term can be used neutrally or with condescension depending on the speaker, and carries the social weight of class and housing inequality in Australia.