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词汇 housebuilding
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Definition of housebuilding in English:

housebuilding

noun ˈhaʊsbɪldɪŋˈhousˌbildiNG
mass noun
  • The trade or activity of building houses.

    Example sentencesExamples
    • Hunting was primarily a male activity everywhere, housebuilding and agriculture primarily female, while work with livestock varied among ethnic groups.
    • At the forefront of the subjects raised were the constraints on housebuilding in the town - and objections raised by Scottish Natural Heritage.
    • When he took on the top slot 11 years ago, it had slumped into loss, and had interests in open-cast coalmining, contracting and civil engineering as well as housebuilding and property development.
    • He has also sought to rebalance the business, building up its housebuilding and property development arms and de-emphasising the focus on pure contracting work.
    • Construction and housebuilding is one industry that can be badly affected by a recession.

Derivatives

  • housebuilder

  • noun
    • Speculation has grown around other firms in the building products sector - and a handful of housebuilders.
      Example sentencesExamples
      • It is a boom fuelled by constraints on planning consents for housebuilders plus relatively low interest rates for mortgage borrowers.
      • His father was a small Essex housebuilder and, at 16, Ronnie started building garden sheds at the family home in Halstead.
      • The housebuilder has submitted proposals to convert the building into seven refurbished apartments with a further 24 new build apartments on the site, retaining the cinema's original facade.
      • It is expected to announce tomorrow it has strengthened its position in the English housebuilding market with the purchase of another north of England housebuilder for around #30 million.

Definition of housebuilding in US English:

housebuilding

nounˈhousˌbildiNG
  • The trade or activity of building houses.

    Example sentencesExamples
    • Construction and housebuilding is one industry that can be badly affected by a recession.
    • At the forefront of the subjects raised were the constraints on housebuilding in the town - and objections raised by Scottish Natural Heritage.
    • He has also sought to rebalance the business, building up its housebuilding and property development arms and de-emphasising the focus on pure contracting work.
    • When he took on the top slot 11 years ago, it had slumped into loss, and had interests in open-cast coalmining, contracting and civil engineering as well as housebuilding and property development.
    • Hunting was primarily a male activity everywhere, housebuilding and agriculture primarily female, while work with livestock varied among ethnic groups.
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