Property - Premises - Complex - Structure - Block
These are all words for a structure such as a house, office block or factory that has a roof and four walls.
Building a structure such as a house, office block or factory that has a roof and four walls.
Property a building or buildings and the surrounding land; land and buildings: We have a buyer who would like to view the property. | The price of property has risen enormously. Remember that this word is often used when talking about buying/selling houses or other buildings and land.
Premises (pl.) the building or buildings and surrounding land that a business owns or uses: The company is looking for larger premises.
Complex a group of buildings of a similar type together in one place: a leisure complex.
Structure a thing that is made of several parts, especially a building: The pier is a wooden structure.
Block (BrE) a tall building that contains flats or offices; a building that forms part of a school, hospital, etc. and is used for a particular purpose: a block of flats o the school’s science block.
PATTERNS
*a(n) commercial/industrial/residential building/ property/premises/complex/block
*an apartment building/complex/block
*a/the school building/premises
*to build a property/complex/structure/block
*to put up a building/property/structure/block
*to demolish/pull down a building/property/complex/ structure/block
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