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homebuilding

American

[hohm-bil-ding] / ˈhoʊmˌbɪl dɪŋ /

noun

the designing or constructing of houses.

adjective

of, relating to, or associated with homebuilding.

the homebuilding industry.

Etymology

Origin of homebuilding

First recorded in 1815–25; home + building

Example Sentences

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Berkshire Hathaway, which already owns Clayton Homes, said that “over time” it plans to unify its “site-built homebuilding operations.”

From MarketWatch • Jun. 1, 2026

More than 1,000 miles away in Columbus, Ohio, Saeed Nassef runs a local homebuilding business.

From Slate • Apr. 24, 2026

Localities would have new incentives to spearhead more homebuilding themselves.

From Barron's • Mar. 13, 2026

Newsom’s father’s family was full of more traditional Democrats and Irish Catholic storytellers who worked in banking, homebuilding, law enforcement and law.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 15, 2026

They were years of peace and growth, of marriages and homebuilding, of many births and a few deaths, of winter rest and summer labor, and of quiet domestic happiness.

From Forest Neighbors Life Stories of Wild Animals by Hulbert, William Davenport

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