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Meaning of "bricks and mortar" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF BRICKS AND MORTAR

bricks and mortar play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF BRICKS AND MORTAR

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Bricks and mortar is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES BRICKS AND MORTAR MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Brick and mortar

Brick and mortar in its simplest usage describes the physical presence of a building or other structure. The term brick-and-mortar business is often used to refer to a company that possesses buildings, production facilities, or store for operations. The name is a metonym derived from the traditional building materials associated with physical buildings: bricks and mortar. The term was originally used by Charles Dickens in the book Little Dorrit. More specifically, in the jargon of e-commerce businesses, brick-and-mortar businesses are companies that have a physical presence and offer face-to-face customer experiences. This term is usually used to contrast with a transitory business or an internet-only presence, such as an online shop, which have no physical presence for shoppers to visit and buy from directly, though such online businesses normally have non-public physical facilities from which they either run business operations, and/or warehousing for mass physical product storage and distribution. Concerns such as foot traffic, storefront visibility, and appealing interior design apply mainly to brick-and-mortar businesses rather than online ones.

Definition of bricks and mortar in the English dictionary

The definition of bricks and mortar in the dictionary is a building or buildings. Other definition of bricks and mortar is a physical business premises rather than an internet presence.

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE BRICKS AND MORTAR

brickearth
bricken
brickfield
brickfielder
brickie
bricking
bricklayer
bricklaying
bricklike
brickmaker
brickmaking
brickor mortis
bricks and clicks
bricks-and-clicks
bricks-and-mortar
brickshaped
brickwork
brickworks
bricky
brickyard

WORDS THAT END LIKE BRICKS AND MORTAR

all-star
altar
avatar
bricks-and-mortar
clicks and mortar
cream of tartar
five-star
Gibraltar
guitar
Katar
loadstar
mortar
nectar
Qatar
star
steak tartar
superstar
tar
tartar
trench mortar

Synonyms and antonyms of bricks and mortar in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «bricks and mortar» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF BRICKS AND MORTAR

Find out the translation of bricks and mortar to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of bricks and mortar from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «bricks and mortar» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

砖头
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

ladrillos y mortero
570 millions of speakers

English

bricks and mortar
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

ईंटों और मोर्टार
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

الطوب وقذائف هاون
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

кирпичи и строительный раствор
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

tijolos e argamassa
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

ইটসমূহ এবং কামান
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

briques et du mortier
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Batu-bata dan mortar
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Ziegel und Mörtel
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

れんがとモルタル
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

벽돌 과 박격포
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Bata lan mortir
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

gạch và vữa
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

செங்கற்கள் மற்றும் மோட்டார்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

विटा आणि तोफ
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

tuğla ve harç
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

mattoni e malta
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

cegły i zaprawy
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

цеглу і будівельний розчин
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

cărămizi și mortar
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

τούβλα και το κονίαμα
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

bakstene en sement
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

tegel och murbruk
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

murstein og mørtel
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of bricks and mortar

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «BRICKS AND MORTAR»

The term «bricks and mortar» is regularly used and occupies the 79.396 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «BRICKS AND MORTAR» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about bricks and mortar

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5 QUOTES WITH «BRICKS AND MORTAR»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word bricks and mortar.
1
Eric Bogosian
I provide the bricks and mortar with the words and situations - the director and the actors and the designers build the house.
2
Stephen Cohen
The cost of acquiring new customers and maintaining those relationships in an online environment versus bricks and mortar is significant.
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John Oates
The bricks and mortar of the music business, they don't exist any longer.
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Bernard Tschumi
The general public will almost always stand behind the traditionalists. In the public eye, architecture is about comfort, about shelter, about bricks and mortar.
5
Anthony Warlow
I've done pretty well in my career, and I've watched colleagues who have spent most of the paychecks they receive on shoes and cars rather than bricks and mortar, and that's not me.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «BRICKS AND MORTAR»

Discover the use of bricks and mortar in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to bricks and mortar and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Mental Health and The Built Environment: More Than Bricks ...
This text explores the relationship between the planned or built environment and the occurrence of mental ill-health.
David Halpern, 2014
2
Ins and Outs of School Facility Management: More Than Bricks ...
The purpose of this book is to bring to the attention of school administrators, school board members and community members that existing school buildings need to be well maintained to be functional, and many old school buildings can ...
Tak Cheung Chan, Michael Dwight Richardson, 2005
3
Before, During and After Bricks and Mortar: Network ...
This is a case study of Lawrence Community Works (LCW), a community development corporation (CDC), in the mill city of Lawrence, Massachusetts.
Joyce Lynn Mandell, 2008
4
Making Sense of Heritability
So, since the heredity- environment problem is more similar to the brick-mortar situation, and since in that situation it is absurd to quantify the contributions of bricks and mortar, Lewontin wants us to conclude that it is also absurd to quantify the ...
Neven Sesardic, 2005
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A Building History of Northern New England
Mechanical advances have made the mixing of mortar and the delivery of bricks and mortar to the work site much easier for the bricklayer's tender or helper, who formerly had to carry all materials up ladders and across staging planks in a hod  ...
James L. Garvin, 2002
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Beyond Bricks and Mortar: Bringing Regeneration Into Stock ...
This study examines the experience of three registered social landlords in the regeneration of neighbourhoods: Partington Housing Association in Trafford, Poplar HARCA in Tower Hamlets and Optima Community Association in Birmingham.
Sarah Rowe, Jeff Zitron, John Perry, 2002
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The Economics of the Internet and E-commerce
In this case, the bricks-and-click retailer's profit will be even lower than that described by Eq. (20) since its Internet branch can grab more sales from its bricks -and-mortar store (k<1) and the Internet branch does not make profits by pricing at the ...
Michael R. Baye, 2002
8
The Universal Songster, Or Museum of Mirth: Forming the Most ...
I SING of Bricks and Mortar, Or th' oven-builder's fall -, 'Twas all through Polly Carter, As I will tell you all : A soldier came to court her, A drilling way had be, She left poor Bricks and Mortar, As you shall quickly see. She left poor Bricks and  ...
9
Building Academic Language: Essential Practices for Content ...
Bricks and Mortar One way to help students build their languages is to train them in the use of linguistic “bricks” and “mortar.” Bricks and mortar are terms used to differentiate between content-specific vocabulary and general academic terms ...
Jeff Zwiers, 2013
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BDA Guide to Successful Brickwork
1.4 ESTIMATING QUANTITIES OF BRICKS AND MORTAR The quantities of bricks and mortar in the following tables have been arrived at by calculation assuming that standard bricks with a work size of215 102.5 65 mm are used and that the ...
The Brick Development Association, 2006

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «BRICKS AND MORTAR»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term bricks and mortar is used in the context of the following news items.
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Britons pour money into bricks and mortar
It began as a panicked reaction to recession and austerity, but now a mortgage price war and low interest rates are persuading Britons to pay ... «The Times, Jul 15»
2
Indigo CEO believes bricks and mortar retail is sustainable
Despite the glut of store closures, downsizings and failures in the retail market, Heather Reisman sees a coming retail renaissance for the ... «Vancouver Sun, Jul 15»
3
Rugged retail: Bricks and mortar and tablets
While much of the talk in the consumer tablet space is currently dominated by Apple and Samsung, it's an entirely different conversation in the ... «Enterprise Innovation, Jul 15»
4
Understated wit, wallpaper and words | Visual art round-up
Like the drawings of an idealistic architect, his paintings are immersed in practicality, in bricks and mortar, while harbouring dreams of remaking ... «Irish Times, Jul 15»
5
Go-ahead for Beverley Road regeneration after lottery grant secures …
This investment is more than bricks and mortar. It is designed to encourage the community to work together and to generate pride in the area. «Hull Daily Mail, Jul 15»
6
Storey condemns Rasharkin attack
... is yet further evidence that there are still those in society who cannot even tolerate bricks and mortar that is owned by Protestant community. «Ballymoney and Moyle Times, Jul 15»
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'Friend-raising' continues for Kingston Community Health Centre
Donations for the bricks and mortar of a new building often came in second. “But they are so important because if you don't have the proper ... «The Kingston Whig-Standard, Jul 15»
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Hope College leaders continue talks on 8th Street development
The plan deliberately defines little in the way of changes to the bricks and mortar of campus. “That's not to say that there won't be building; but ... «Holland Sentinel, Jul 15»
9
Frost: It's time to rekindle our romance with the Detroit idea
The great challenge of community development is discerning what's “real.” It's why we default to bricks and mortar, because we can at least see ... «Model D, Jul 15»
10
Brixton People: Brixton Advice Centre
There simply hasn't been the cash to attend to the bricks and mortar for the last fifteen or so years and there is a huge amount of work needed ... «Brixton Blog, Jul 15»

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« EDUCALINGO. Bricks and mortar [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/bricks-and-mortar>. May 2024 ».
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