Dictionary
Words, grammatical forms and meanings linked to the ontology.
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
-
(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
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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
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
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(form-of, participle, past) simple past and past participle of prebuild