made-to-order
adjective
made in accordance with an individual's specifications or requirements.
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made to order
made to orderAlso, 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]
made-to-order
American
[meyd-too-awr-der, -tuh-]
/ ˈmeɪd tuˈɔr dər, -tə- /
adjective
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made in accordance with an individual's specifications or requirements.
a made-to-order suit.
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perfectly suited.
made to order
Idioms
Etymology
Origin of made-to-order
First recorded in 1905–10
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You’ll also find made-to-order mana’eesh baked in a brick oven, along with sandwiches and salads.
From Salon ● Jun. 11, 2026
Highbrow snacks like those, along with the growing availability of impressive made-to-order sandwiches and fresh baked goods, are helping to recast gas stations as unlikely culinary destinations.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 6, 2026
“Management noted that frequency essentially doubles with wings in made-to-order occasions,” he wrote on Wednesday.
From Barron's ● May 14, 2026
What it’s like inside: As with other Amex Centurion Lounges, the LAX location has a buffet of chef-prepared dishes and made-to-order cocktails.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 11, 2024
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
It’s a chill coffee shop where croissants are made to order.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 3, 2026
The Second Vatican Council, which concluded 60 years ago Dec. 8, was made to order for the lavish photojournalism of Life magazine.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 4, 2025
Kabob Korner specializes in meat and seafood options on a stick, all made to order and redolent of smoke from the open-flame grill.
From Seattle Times ● Oct. 4, 2023
The DNA barcodes used for each test can be made to order, specifically for the biomarkers that need to be analysed to characterise the disease being tested for.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 25, 2023
Coming from a world where clothing was sewn at home by hand or made to order by tailors, this was a revelation.
From "Outliers" by Malcolm Gladwell
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