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custom-build

American  
[kuhs-tuhm-bild] / ˈkʌs təmˈbɪld /

verb (used with object)

custom-built, custom-building
  1. to build to individual order.

    The company will custom-build a kitchen cabinet to your specifications.


Etymology

Origin of custom-build

First recorded in 1955–60

Example Sentences

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The company will further press its one-platform-fits-all strategy with a new AI tool that it says will custom-build ad inventory based around cultural events that interest advertisers but aren’t on YouTube’s calendar.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 12, 2026

It had taken Sheriff nearly six years to custom-build the four-wheeled drum set, a painstaking process filled with fits and setbacks.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 11, 2022

Ministers say the funding includes £5m for self and custom-build projects to help make it more affordable for people to build their own homes.

From BBC • Oct. 12, 2021

In order to comply, Yahoo had to custom-build spy software.

From Slate • Oct. 7, 2016

The Lavin-recruited players whom he plans to custom-build his program around are a rangy, fast bunch.

From New York Times • Nov. 8, 2011