construction

American  

[kuhn-struhk-shuhn] / kənˈstrʌk ʃən /

noun

1. the act or art of constructing.

2. the way in which a thing is constructed.

   a building of solid construction.

3. something that is constructed; a structure.

4. the occupation or industry of building.

   He works in construction.

5. Grammar.

   1. the arrangement of two or more forms in a grammatical unit. Constructions involving bound forms are often called morphological, as the bound forms fif- and -teen. Those involving only free forms are often called syntactic, as the good man, in the house.

   2. a word or phrase consisting of two or more forms arranged in a particular way.

   3. a group of words or morphemes for which there is a rule in some part of the grammar.

6. explanation or interpretation, as of a law, a text, or an action.

   Synonyms:

   story, rendition, version

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construction British  

/ kənˈstrʌkʃən /

noun

1. the process or act of constructing or manner in which a thing is constructed

2. the thing constructed; a structure

3. 1. the business or work of building dwellings, offices, etc

   2. ( as modifier )

      a construction site

4. an interpretation or explanation of a law, text, action, etc

   they put a sympathetic construction on her behaviour

5. grammar a group of words that together make up one of the constituents into which a sentence may be analysed; a phrase or clause

6. geometry a drawing of a line, angle, or figure satisfying certain conditions, used in solving a problem or proving a theorem

7. an abstract work of art in three dimensions or relief See also constructivism

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Other Word Forms

• constructional adjective
• constructionally adverb
• preconstruction noun

Etymology

Origin of construction

First recorded in 1350–1400; Middle English, from Middle French, from Latin constrūctiōn-, stem of constrūctiō “placement together, building,” from constrūct(us) “put together” ( construct ) + -iō -ion

Example Sentences

Bonds of smaller companies such as infrastructure construction company Granite Construction sit beside blue-chip tech stocks like Western Digital in Turner’s portfolio.

From Barron's

Newsom, eager to show some advancement before he leaves office, has refocused construction on building a segment from Merced to Bakersfield.

From Los Angeles Times

The venture, though, took a wrong turn last year, when French plane maker Dassault Aviation, a key partner, said it had to lead the development and construction of the aircraft.

From The Wall Street Journal

The Census Bureau releases the durable goods report for December, as well as new residential construction data for both November and December.

From Barron's

Initial work on five of the south east stations will begin later this year, with construction on two of them beginning in 2029.

From BBC

Related Words

• development
• manufacture
• plan
• planning
• structure
• system