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housebuilding

housebuilding

2.3
Building houses for people to live in
  • noun
  • /ˈhaʊsˌbɪldɪŋ/
  • UK
translation icon : construcción de casas
  • Many skilled workers are needed for housebuilding projects in urban areas, especially as demand increases.

Examples

  • Our son Tony has spent several summers there working with the Housebuilding project.

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  • The government announced new policies to boost housebuilding and provide affordable homes for families.

  • After years of planning, the housebuilding initiative will finally start next month in the new development area.

Synonyms

building
vshousebuilding
941 1.0

Work of making or fixing houses and other structures for a living

focuses on making dwellings rather than repair or non residential work
construction
vshousebuilding
823 2.0

Work of building things like houses, roads or bridges

is limited to making dwellings rather than many varied products
housing industry
vshousebuilding
5 3.3

A group of businesses that build and sell homes

is the practical activity of making dwellings rather than the broader business sector
homebuilding
vshousebuilding
2 3.4

The business of building houses and apartment buildings where people live

focuses only on making individual dwellings rather than all residential types

How Large

housebuilding
  • UK
2.3
tract house
  • US
3 4.8
homebuilt
4.1

Surface Forms

housebuilding singular

Morphology

housebuilding = house + building (transparent) = house + building

Clear compound of 'house' + 'building' referring to the activity or industry of constructing houses; 'building' is a familiar noun derived from 'build'.

Etymology

Housebuilding is simply the two words house and building joined together. House means 'home' and building means 'the act of making something', so housebuilding is the activity or business of making houses.