Definition of housebuilding in English:
housebuilding
noun ˈhaʊsbɪldɪŋˈhousˌbildiNG
mass nounThe 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
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.