1
: a usually roofed and walled structure built for permanent use (as for a dwelling)
2
: the art or business of assembling materials into a structure
Examples of building in a Sentence
My office is in that small brick building.
We bought the land for building.
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Sheldon Toubman, Hartford Courant, 11 Feb. 2025
For her latest presentation the designer and her team decided upon a massive space in a building located in the Financial District.
—Robyn Mowatt, Essence, 11 Feb. 2025
Jaffe said along with the new construction, a former bank building on Madison Street adjacent to the parking lot will be a mixed-use building with 75 apartments.
—Steve Sadin, Chicago Tribune, 11 Feb. 2025
The stone, Queen Anne Victorian building was a police station and jail in the early 1900s.
—Jenny Adams, AFAR Media, 11 Feb. 2025
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“Building.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/building. Accessed 20 Feb. 2025.
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building
noun
build·ing
ˈbil-diŋ 
1
: a permanent structure built as a dwelling, shelter, or place for human activity or for storage
an office building
2
: the art, work, or business of assembling materials into a structure
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