Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- adjective Made in accordance with particular instructions or requirements; custom-made.
- adjective Very suitable.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adjective made specially for a specific purpose; -- of articles of manufacture. Contrasted with
mass-produced ,standard . - adjective made or tailored to fit a specific person; -- of clothing. Contrasted with
off-the-rack ,ready-to-wear .
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- adjective Made for a specific
individual , but not always to individualspecifications .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- adjective built for a particular individual
- adjective (of clothing) custom-made
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Examples
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I'm willing to bet none said - "our customers deserve to get made-to-order vs. our generic models, let's rethink this."
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I'm willing to bet none said - "our customers deserve to get made-to-order vs. our generic models, let's rethink this."
Management 2010
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The folks behind nearby cow juice-friendly club night Milk debut their new monthly venture Laid this Wednesday and, in keeping with the bar's theme and their own dairy fetish, White Russians are on special offer, along with various other made-to-order milky concoctions.
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I'm willing to bet none said - "our customers deserve to get made-to-order vs. our generic models, let's rethink this."
RIP guiding light 2009
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I'm willing to bet none said - "our customers deserve to get made-to-order vs. our generic models, let's rethink this."
RIP guiding light 2009
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At the New York International Gift Fair last month, San Francisco potter Lisa Neimeth showed off her quirky, mostly made-to-order tableware to eager buyers.
Anything but Plain White Shax Riegler 2011
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America has needed a made-to-order rifle that costs less than an acre of land in Florida, and now we have one.
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America has needed a made-to-order rifle that costs less than an acre of land in Florida, and now we have one.
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Courtesy of Frances Palmer Plate by Frances Palmer Frances Palmer has a devoted following for both her made-to-order wheel-thrown and hand-decorated pieces as well as her manufactured Pearl Collection, produced in collaboration with Buffalo China. francespalmerpottery.com
Anything but Plain White Shax Riegler 2011
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I'm willing to bet none said - "our customers deserve to get made-to-order vs. our generic models, let's rethink this."
Integrity 2010
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