building boom

  • 1building boom — UK US noun [C] PROPERTY, ECONOMICS ► a time or situation when a lot of new buildings are being built: »The summit would bring Okinawa a huge building boom …

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  • 2boom — ▪ I. boom boom 1 [buːm] noun [countable, uncountable] 1. ECONOMICS a time when business activity increases rapidly, so that the demand for goods increases, prices and wages go up, and unemployment falls: • a boom in the building sector • After… …

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  • 3boom — boom1 [ bum ] noun ** ▸ 1 economic increase ▸ 2 increase in popularity ▸ 3 deep loud sound ▸ 4 long pole ▸ 5 for blocking river 1. ) count or uncount a sudden major increase in trade, profits, etc. in a particular country or region: the economic… …

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  • 4boom — I UK [buːm] / US [bum] noun Word forms boom : singular boom plural booms ** 1) a) [countable/uncountable] economics a sudden major increase in trade, profits etc in a particular country or region the economic boom of the 1980s boom years b)… …

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  • 5Boom (CSI) — Infobox Television episode| Title= Boom Series= Season = 1 Episode = 13 Guests= Krista Allen (Kristy Hopkins) Stephen Lee (Dominic Kretzker) Airdate = February 8, 2001 Production = Writer = Carol Mendelsohn, Josh Berman and Ann Donahue Director …

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  • 6Boom Blox — Infobox VG title=Boom Blox developer=EA Los Angeles publisher=Electronic Arts designer=Steven Spielberg composer=Mark Mothersbaugh Albert Fox John Enroth Silas Hite engine= version= released=Vgrelease|NA=May 6, 2008cite… …

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  • 7boom — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun 1 period of sudden increase ADJECTIVE ▪ great ▪ post war ▪ consumer, credit, economic, inflationary, investment …

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  • 8building — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) Architectural structure Nouns 1. edifice, structure, construction. See form, production, architecture. 2. house, home, abode. 3. (types of buildings) A frame, prefab, Quonset hut, ranch house, saltbox,… …

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  • 9building — noun 1 house, church, school, etc. ADJECTIVE ▪ big, high rise, huge, large, massive, tall, towering ▪ low, low rise …

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  • 10Boom Town (film) — Infobox Film name = Boom Town caption = imdb id = 0032273 writer = James Edward Grant (story) John Lee Mahin starring = Clark Gable Spencer Tracy Claudette Colbert Hedy Lamarr director = Jack Conway producer = Sam Zimbalist editing = Blanche… …

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