Cement-Concrete | Commonly Confused Words

Cement

/sɪˈment/

A binding material used for construction that hardens over time to hold things together.

The track is surfaced with cement.A cement sculpture stood in the garden.Builders mixed sand and cement for the foundation.

/ˈkɒŋkriːt/

A hard building material made by mixing cement, sand, gravel, and water, or something definite and tangible

A mute, concrete sky.His abnormal power of vision made abstractions take on concrete form.The bridge was made of reinforced concrete.

Cement is an ingredient in concrete, not a standalone building material.
Concrete is made of aggregates and paste; the paste is water and cement.
Think of cement as the glue or binder that holds concrete together.
If youre talking about a flowable substance used by itself, its likely cement.
When discussing finished projects like roads or buildings, the material is usually concrete.