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prebuilt en · ADJ

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *per- Proto-Indo-European *preh₂- Proto-Indo-European *-i Proto-Indo-European *préh₂i? Proto-Italic *prai Proto-Italic *prai- Latin prae-lbor. Middle English pre- English pre- English built English prebuilt From pre- + built.

Meanings

  1. (not-comparable) Built in advance.
    • About $10 million of the renovation budget will be spent in fitting out 130,000 square feet of prebuilt offices on those floors. 2008 January 2, J. Alex Tarquinio, “Big Makeovers for Office Buildings Outside of Midtown”, in New York Times:

Relateds

pre-build

Synonyms

prefabricated

Translations (2)

fr préconstruit (built in advance) · fr préfabriqué (built in advance)

prebuilt en · NOUN

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *per- Proto-Indo-European *preh₂- Proto-Indo-European *-i Proto-Indo-European *préh₂i? Proto-Italic *prai Proto-Italic *prai- Latin prae-lbor. Middle English pre- English pre- English built English prebuilt From pre- + built.

Meanings

  1. Something assembled before it is sold.
    • Whether it’s making them eco-friendly, creating prebuilts, adding technology or security, we’re constantly reviewing what we need to do to make sure our buildings continue to attract tenants. 2009 July 12, Vivian Marino, “The 30-Minute Interview: William C. Rudin”, in New York Times:

Forms

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prebuilt en · VERB

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *per- Proto-Indo-European *preh₂- Proto-Indo-European *-i Proto-Indo-European *préh₂i? Proto-Italic *prai Proto-Italic *prai- Latin prae-lbor. Middle English pre- English pre- English built English prebuilt From pre- + built.

Meanings

  1. (form-of, participle, past) simple past and past participle of prebuild
    form of prebuild