English Dictionary |
JERRY-BUILDING
Pronunciation (US): | (GB): |
IPA (US): |
Dictionary entry overview: What does jerry-building mean?
• JERRY-BUILDING (noun)
The noun JERRY-BUILDING has 1 sense:
1. construction of inferior buildings for a quick profit
Familiarity information: JERRY-BUILDING used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Construction of inferior buildings for a quick profit
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Hypernyms ("jerry-building" is a kind of...):
building; construction (the commercial activity involved in repairing old structures or constructing new ones)
Learn English with... Proverbs |
"No man is an island" (English proverb)
"Bless the builders, damn the slayers!" (Azerbaijani proverb)
"If you can't reward then you should thank." (Arabic proverb)
"A good deed is worth gold." (Dutch proverb)
"Bless the builders, damn the slayers!" (Azerbaijani proverb)
"If you can't reward then you should thank." (Arabic proverb)
"A good deed is worth gold." (Dutch proverb)