custom-built

adjective

cus·​tom-built ˈkə-stəm-ˈbilt How to pronounce custom-built (audio)
: built to individual specifications
a custom-built house

Examples of custom-built in a Sentence

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The apartment is being sold unfurnished, though both platform beds, which were custom-built for the space, are included in the sale. Michael Kaminer, New York Times, 14 Feb. 2025 The gated home was completed in 2020 and custom-built by Branagh Development to match the specifications of a corporate executive and his security advisors, the listing notes. Demetrius Simms, Robb Report, 5 Feb. 2025 Much of the equipment in the studio he’d custom-built over decades was immobile — the Bösendorfer grand piano or the SSL recording console couldn’t get out on short notice. August Brown, Los Angeles Times, 10 Jan. 2025 Crafted by noted architect John F. Galbraith, this especially fetching abode was custom-built in the early 1950s. Wendy Bowman, Robb Report, 12 Dec. 2024 See all Example Sentences for custom-built 

Word History

First Known Use

1908, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of custom-built was in 1908

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“Custom-built.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/custom-built. Accessed 20 Feb. 2025.

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