building trades

American  

plural noun

1. those trades, as carpentry, masonry, and plastering, that are primarily concerned with the construction and finishing of buildings.

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Etymology

Origin of building trades

First recorded in 1885–90

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Example Sentences

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building trades

Many of the jobs and sectors boasting the highest pay growth now are in construction, the building trades, engineering and energy, according to payroll providers and pay-data businesses.

From MarketWatch ● Jun. 10, 2026

That includes Liguori Academy, a high school that offers building trades training, and St. Francis de Sales, a Catholic elementary school.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 13, 2026

The building trades have been traditionally sort of conservative.

From Slate ● Apr. 26, 2025

Unions representing teachers, nurses, state workers and those in various building trades have also contributed to his fundraising total of more than $2.3 million, a tally from last year through early September.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 3, 2024

The fact, already mentioned, that immigrants from rural districts obtain the better positions in London trades, especially in the building trades, would seem to justify this conclusion.

From Boy Labour and Apprenticeship by Reginald Arthur Bray

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