Meaning of building in English

building

noun

/ˈbɪl.dɪŋ/ uk

/ˈbɪl.dɪŋ/

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A2 [ C ]

a structure with walls and a roof, such as a house or factory:

The once-empty site was now covered with buildings.

Synonyms

construction (BUILDING)
edifice formal
erection (BUILDING)
structure  (BUILDING)

A2 [ U ]

the process or business of making structures such as houses or factories:

building costs

building trades He started off in the building trades before opening his own restaurant.

Synonym

construction

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The art department and the main college are in two separate buildings.
Thousands of buildings collapsed in the earthquake.
Modern office buildings have false floors, under which computer and phone wires can be laid.
The police entered the building by the side door.
We expect the building work to be completed ahead of schedule.

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(Definition of building from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

building | Intermediate English

building

noun [ C/U ]

/ˈbɪl·dɪŋ/

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a structure with walls and a roof, such as a house or factory, to give protection to people, animals, or things:

[ C ] an apartment/office building

[ C ] Many buildings were badly damaged or destroyed by the earthquake.

Building is also the activity or business of putting together structures with walls and a roof.

(Definition of building from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

building | Business English

building

noun

/ˈbɪldɪŋ/ us

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[ C ] PROPERTY

a structure with walls and a roof, for example, a house or a factory:

The museum is an impressive building.

an office/apartment/industrial building

[ U ] PROPERTY

the activity of building houses, factories, etc.:

There's going to be a lot more building and a lot more development activity.

He had to project-manage the building of a new factory.

building materials

a building project

a building inspector

PRODUCTION

the activity of building cars, planes, machinery, etc.:

They spent millions of dollars on the building of a prototype.

a car building plant

[ U ]

the process of creating or developing something:

The building of team spirit is very important in this organization.

We offer courses in assertiveness and confidence building.

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speculative building

(Definition of building from the Cambridge Business English Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

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Translations of building

in Chinese (Traditional)

建築物, 房屋, 修建，建造…

in Chinese (Simplified)

建筑物, 房屋, 修建，建造…

in Spanish

edificio, construcción, edificio [masculine]…

in Portuguese

edifício, prédio, construção…

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इमारत, बांधणे…

建物, ビル, 建築…

bina, inşaat işleri, inşa…

bâtiment [masculine], construction [feminine], (de) construction…

edifici, construcció…

bouw, bouw-, gebouw…

ஒரு வீடு அல்லது தொழிற்சாலை போன்ற சுவர்கள் மற்றும் கூரையுடன் கூடிய ஒரு அமைப்பு, வீடுகள் அல்லது தொழிற்சாலைகள் போன்ற கட்டமைப்புகளை உருவாக்கும் செயல்முறை அல்லது வணிகம்…

इमारत, निर्माण, भवन या फैक्ट्री बनाने की प्रक्रिया या काम…

ઇમારત, ભવન, મકાન…

bygning…

byggande, byggnad…

bangunan kontraktor, pembinaan…

das Bauwesen, Bau-…, das Gebäude…