| credit | used in the phrase `to your credit' in order to indicate an achievement deserving praise, she already had several performances to her credit |
credit
course credit | recognition by a college or university that a course of studies has been successfully completed, typically measured in semester hours |
semester hour
credit hour | a unit of academic credit, one hour a week for an academic semester |
bodybuilding
anaerobic exercise
muscle building
musclebuilding | exercise that builds muscles through tension |
construction
building | the act of constructing something, during the construction we had to take a detour, his hobby was the building of boats |
shipbuilding
ship building | the construction of ships |
| construction building | the commercial activity involved in repairing old structures or constructing new ones, their main business is home construction, workers in the building trades |
| jerry-building | construction of inferior buildings for a quick profit |
morale building
morale booster | anything that serves to increase morale, the sight of flowers every morning was my morale builder |
apartment building
apartment house | a building that is divided into apartments |
bank
bank building | a building in which the business of banking transacted, the bank is on the corner of Nassau and Witherspoon |
building
edifice | a structure that has a roof and walls and stands more or less permanently in one place, there was a three-story building on the corner, it was an imposing edifice |
| building block | a block of material used in construction work |
building complex
complex | a whole structure (as a building) made up of interconnected or related structures |
building supply store
building supply house | a store where builders can purchase materials for building houses and related structures |
Capitol
Capitol Building | the government building in Washington where the United States Senate and the House of Representatives meet |
church
church building | a place for public (especially Christian) worship, the church was empty |
| diplomatic building | government building in which diplomats live or work |
| Empire State Building | a skyscraper built in New York City in ,feet tall |
| farm building | a building on a farm |
| government building | a building that houses a branch of government |
medical building
health facility
healthcare facility | building where medicine is practiced |
office building
office block | a building containing offices where work is done |
| Roman building | a building constructed by the ancient Romans |
telecom hotel
telco building | a building that houses telecommunications equipment, the telecom hotels are prime targets for bombing |
credit rating
credit | an estimate, based on previous dealings, of a person's or an organization's ability to fulfill their financial commitments |
| credit system | a system for allowing people to purchase things on credit |
| credit | an entry on a list of persons who contributed to a film or written work, the credits were given at the end of the film |
by-line
credit line | a line giving the name of the writer of a story or article |
| credit application | an application for a line of credit |
credit order
bill-me order | an order that is received without payment, requires billing at a later date |
| building permit | a document authorizing the holder to construct a building of a particular kind on a particular lot |
| building code | set of standards established and enforced by local government for the structural safety of buildings |
| full faith and credit | a guarantee to pay interest and principal on debt, usually issued by the United States Treasury |
recognition
credit | approval, give her recognition for trying, he was given credit for his work, give her credit for trying |
citation cite
acknowledgment credit reference mention quotation | a short note recognizing a source of information or of a quoted passage, the student's essay failed to list several important citations, the acknowledgments are usually printed at the front of a book, the article includes mention of similar clinical cases |
| photo credit | a note acknowledging the source of a published photograph |
| building | the occupants of a building, the entire building complained about the noise |
plant department
building department | the division of a business responsible for building and maintaining the physical plant |
| credit union | a cooperative depository financial institution whose members can obtain loans from their combined savings |
| credit bureau | a private firm that maintains consumer credit data files and provides credit information to authorized users for a fee |
commercial finance company
commercial credit company | a finance company that makes loans to manufacturers and wholesalers |
Farm Credit System
FCS | a cooperative nationwide system of banks and associations providing credit to farmers and related businesses, originally capitalized by the federal government but now owned by its members and borrowers |
| building society | British equivalent of United States savings and loan association |
vacant lot
building site | a lot on which there are no permanent buildings |
unit
building block | a single undivided natural thing occurring in the composition of something else, units of nucleic acids |
| credit analyst | an analyst who studies the financial statements and financial history of applicants for credit in order to evaluate their creditworthiness |
credit
deferred payment | arrangement for deferred payment for goods and services |
| consumer credit | a line of credit extended for personal or household use |
home loan
home equity credit
home equity loan
equity credit line | a loan secured by equity value in the borrower's home |