custom-built

adjective

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

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The magnet is custom-built and paired with a cylinder induction furnace. Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 12 Sep. 2025 Cue the fiber optic tether custom-built by SeaView systems. Amelia Wu, Sacbee.com, 11 Sep. 2025 When the experience feels custom-built, users stay longer even when the catalog doesn’t change. Francesca Pezzoli, Forbes.com, 11 Sep. 2025 The MindOne Pro runs both full Android, with all your usual apps and services, and iKKO custom-built, lightweight AI OS, a streamlined second operating system for tasks like translation, transcription, voice-to-text documenting and summaries. New Atlas, 19 Aug. 2025 See All Example Sentences for custom-built

Word History

First Known Use

1908, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
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 14 Sep. 2025.

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