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building permit
noun [C] (also construction permit) PROPERTY, LAWDefinition
› an official document that gives you permission to build on land or to make changes to a building: Commercial and residential building permits are issued by the county building inspector.
(Definition of building permit noun from the Cambridge Business English Dictionary
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