custom-built

[ kuhs-tuhm-bilt ]

adjective

1. built to individual order:

   a custom-built limousine.

custom-built

adjective

1. (of cars, houses, etc) made according to the specifications of an individual buyer

Word History and Origins

Origin of custom-built¹

First recorded in 1920–25

Example Sentences

As for the jewelry, Kenneth Jay Lane custom-built two necklaces to mimic Holly’s jewels, which had to be hand-sewn by Lawson’s tailor Sarah Moore pearl by pearl to anchor it to the dress.

From Los Angeles Times

Ms Miron’s company offers off-site, cloud-based data storage on a separate network to that of their customers; and on-site, custom-built servers as well.

From BBC

Researchers then tracked neural activity in the animals as they practiced the task by using a novel, custom-built microscope that can image cellular activity in up to 73,000 neurons simultaneously throughout the cortex.

From Science Daily

In April, doctors equipped Bogan with a custom-built phone app that only she can use.

From Seattle Times

The team's robot is a multi-jointed arm that holds a custom-built utensil at the end that can sense the forces being applied on it.

From Science Daily

Related Words

• custom-made
• customized
• made-to-order