Definition of "newbuilds" [newbuilds]

• Plural form of newbuild. (noun)

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• "Nonetheless he said, We need to be building more, and at the moment I don't think it's helpful necessarily to have a squabble over what percentile of newbuilds are for social housing."
• "Meanwhile companies like Ensco PLC and Noble Corp. are unlikely to sit out the ordering frenzy, the Barclays analysts said: We expect the traditional drilling contractors are increasingly considering newbuilds as these companies are having difficulty picking off assets from smaller, non-traditional owners."
• "'Because it is so difficult to get permission to put up newbuilds in Italy, the best way to develop is to renovate an existing building and then add to it,' says Tim Marsh, spokesman for Colliers, the UK agents who are handling the sales at the Casa, where prices start at just over pounds 100,000 per unit."