made-to-order

American  

[meyd-too-awr-der, -tuh-] / ˈmeɪd tuˈɔr dər, -tə- /

adjective

1. made in accordance with an individual's specifications or requirements.

   a made-to-order suit.

2. perfectly suited.

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made to order Idioms  

1. Also, built to order. Very suitable, as in Her new assignment was built to order for her. In its literal use, this idiom refers to an item fashioned according to particular instructions. [Mid-1900s]

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Etymology

Origin of made-to-order

First recorded in 1905–10

Example Sentences

Users can be incredibly specific with their prompts, and after Suno whips up a made-to-order song, they can continue to fiddle with the results, trying to refine the output until it matches their initial vision.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 21, 2025

Mortimer made his fortune through the Custom Shop, a made-to-order menswear company he founded in 1937 and continued to build his wealth through commercial real estate.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 30, 2023

Dan sells made-to-order wood furniture on the site and told the BBC he had no idea why his money was being held.

From BBC • Jul. 30, 2023

Vice President Harris' recent trip to L.A. could have been extremely important to swing-state voters, and ended with a made-to-order TV spectacle.

From Salon • May 25, 2023

Perhaps Cutie was right—and he was only an inferior being with a made-to-order memory and a life that had outlived its purpose.

From "I, Robot" by Isaac Asimov

Related Words

• custom-built
• customized
• personalized
• tailor-made