building
Americannoun
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a relatively permanent enclosed construction over a plot of land, having a roof and usually windows and often more than one level, used for any of a wide variety of activities, as living, entertaining, or manufacturing.
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the act, business, or practice of constructing houses, office buildings, etc.
noun
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something built with a roof and walls, such as a house or factory
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the act, business, occupation, or art of building houses, boats, etc
Related Words
Building, edifice, structure refer to something built. Building and structure may apply to either a finished or an unfinished product of construction, and carry no implications as to size or condition. Edifice is a more formal word and narrower in application, referring to a completed structure, and usually a large and imposing one. Building generally connotes a useful purpose (houses, schools, business offices, etc.); structure suggests the planning and constructive process.
Other Word Forms
- buildingless adjective
- underbuilding noun
Etymology
Origin of building
First recorded in 1250–1300, building is from the Middle English word byldinge. See build, -ing 1
Example Sentences
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“If you have a long-term strategy in mind, the process of building a nest egg is more important than any individual transaction.”
From MarketWatch
But getting a charter and building up a bank can be time consuming.
Plainclothes security officers guard the detention center, a Ministry of Social Affairs office building in Yaoundé, the capital of the Central African country.
“At AppLovin, we’re pioneering the future of social connectivity by building a next-generation platform that redefines how people create, share and engage with content,” the company said in its job posting.
From Barron's
“At AppLovin, we’re pioneering the future of social connectivity by building a next-generation platform that redefines how people create, share and engage with content,” the company said in its job posting.
From Barron's
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