homesteading meaning

• noun (orig US)
    A scheme by which people are permitted to buy, or live rent-free in, semi-derelict buildings and improve them with the help of Government grants, etc

• urban homesteading:    [American slang]n. ...

Examples

1. don't plan on homesteading on mars any time soon, though
2. For several years he was involved in litigation over homesteading rights.
3. Homesteading on the World Wide Web can be a lonely proposition.
4. The book's final 200 pages chronicle the homesteading process.
5. This has facilitated problems such as illegal logging and irregular homesteading.