22:30 Dec 9, 2007 |
English language (monolingual) [PRO] Real Estate / person who is in the business of constructing and then selling buildings. | |||||||
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5 +12 | developer |
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3 +3 | developer-builder |
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4 | property developer (UK) |
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3 -1 | Contractor |
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Contractor Explanation: Maybe, you can add a modifier to the noun |
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developer Explanation: See definition in Dictionary of Real Estate Terms, Barron's Educational Series: http://books.google.com/books?id=lNxRMcVn6UkC&pg=PA235&lpg=P... Developer One who transforms Raw Land to Improved property by use of labor, capital, and Entrepreneur efforts. Example: Abel buys 25 acres of land for $10,000 per Acre. After putting in streets and utilities, dividing it into 100 lots, and building homes on each lot, Abel sells the homes. Abel is a developer. |
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