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building supply house

building supply house

3.3
A store that sells wood, tiles, and other materials for making houses
  • noun
  • US
translation icon : ferretería
  • The local building supply house has everything you need.

Examples

  • Many local building supply houses offer delivery services for large orders.

  • She found the exact type of tiles she wanted at a building supply house downtown.

  • The contractor visited the building supply house to purchase lumber and roofing materials for the new project.

  • Can you find a building supply house near your home?

  • Contractors often visit the building supply house to find the materials they need for their projects.

  • At the building supply house, you can find everything from lumber to paint for your renovation.

  • To complete the construction of their new home, they went to the building supply house for the final supplies.

Synonyms

building supply store
vsbuilding supply house
  • US
2.8

A shop that sells materials for making and repairing houses and other buildings

caters mainly to professional builders and contractors rather than general customers

How Big

shopping center
  • US
38 1.6
chain
310 2.9
building supply house
  • US
3.3
hardware store
  • US
100 1.0

Surface Forms

building supply house singular
building supply houses plural

Morphology

building + supplies + house

The phrase is directly compositional: 'building' (construction) + 'supply' (necessary items) + 'house' (a firm/place) yields a place or firm that sells construction materials. This is a common noun-noun compound pattern (equivalent to 'building supplies store') and is therefore readily inferable by learners who know the constituent meanings.

Etymology

Building supply house gives a clear picture: a house or shop filled with building supply items like wood, nails and tools where builders go to 'buy' what they need. That's why it means 'a store where builders and contractors can buy materials and supplies for building'.