a building permit
1building permit — ➔ permit * * * building permit UK US noun [C] (also construction permit) PROPERTY, LAW ► an official document that gives you permission to build on land or to make changes to a building: »Commercial and residential building permits are issued by… …
2building permit — building ,permit noun count AMERICAN a document giving official permission from a local government to change an existing building or build a new one …
3building permit — A permit for the construction of a building granted by a municipal officer or board, which is required by statute or municipal ordinance of any person who proposes to erect a building within the limits of a municipality. 13 Am J2d Bldgs § 8 …
4building permit — noun a document authorizing the holder to construct a building of a particular kind on a particular lot • Hypernyms: ↑license, ↑licence, ↑permit * * * an official certificate of permission issued by local authorities to a builder to construct,… …
5building permit — an official certificate of permission issued by local authorities to a builder to construct, enlarge, or alter a building. * * * …
6building permit — official permission to build …
7building permit — / bɪldɪŋ ˌpɜ:mɪt/ noun an official document which allows someone to build on a piece of land …
8permit — per‧mit [ˈpɜːmɪt ǁ ˈpɜːr ] noun [countable] LAW an official document stating that someone is allowed to do something: • The government would issue permits for fishing. permit to do something • The company requested a permit to operate a hazardous …
9permit — per·mit / pər ˌmit, pər mit/ n: a written warrant or license granted by one having authority a building permit Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster. 1996. permit …
10building — I (business of assembling) noun aedificatio, amalgamation, architecture, arrangement, assembling, causation, collocation, compilation, composition, compounding, conformation, conjunction, constitution, construction, contriving, craftsmanship,… …