in-built

adjective

1. built-in, integral

Example Sentences

In its analysis of Stormont’s budget, it warned that all departments had started the fiscal year facing "an in-built wage-cost pressure" as a result of existing pay deals.

From BBC

“It was brilliant but it was very difficult because it’s written in a very specific Phoebe Waller-Bridge style. She’s very specific about her phrasing; she’s particular about everything. I could never remember if it was built-in pain or in-built pain and we would have to stop the take every time. But I really enjoyed working with her, she’s so clever.”

From Los Angeles Times

He had also installed spyware on his mother's computer so he could monitor the couple's activity and watch them through the in-built camera, Mr Makepeace said.

From BBC

The fire was swiftly put out, with the help of the in-built sprinkler system.

From BBC

If a company is responsible for the resale of its own products, then there could be an in-built incentive to make items more durable, less disposable, and therefore more sustainable.

From BBC

Related Words

• deep-seated
• inherent
• innate