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Definition of speculative builder in English: speculative buildernoun A person who has houses erected without securing buyers in advance. Example sentencesExamples - Some towns were well planned by civic-minded local councils, with parks, libraries, concert halls, and baths; others were left to the mercy of the speculative builder.
- In the long term, very few people benefit from house-price inflation and we all suffer because the infra-structure of roads, doctors, schools, recreational space, sewers etc cannot cope with the activities of speculative builders.
- More than a few such projects are carried out by speculative builders with - dare I say it - a minimal grasp of the subtleties of postwar design.
- It does not expect much demand for this product from developers or speculative builders.
- Charles Drake was a speculative builder and it is probable that he sold the house to Mr Carter soon after it was built.
Definition of speculative builder in US English: speculative buildernoun A person who has houses constructed without securing buyers in advance. Example sentencesExamples - More than a few such projects are carried out by speculative builders with - dare I say it - a minimal grasp of the subtleties of postwar design.
- In the long term, very few people benefit from house-price inflation and we all suffer because the infra-structure of roads, doctors, schools, recreational space, sewers etc cannot cope with the activities of speculative builders.
- Charles Drake was a speculative builder and it is probable that he sold the house to Mr Carter soon after it was built.
- It does not expect much demand for this product from developers or speculative builders.
- Some towns were well planned by civic-minded local councils, with parks, libraries, concert halls, and baths; others were left to the mercy of the speculative builder.
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