cus·tom-built

[kuhs-tuhm-bilt]
adjective
built to individual order: a custom-built limousine.

Origin:
1920–25

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cus·tom-build

[kuhs-tuhm-bild]
verb (used with object), cus·tom-built, cus·tom-build·ing.
to build to individual order: The company will custom-build a kitchen cabinet to your specifications.

Origin:
1955–60

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custom-built
 
adj
(of cars, houses, etc) made according to the specifications of an individual buyer

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Example sentences
These custom-built devices are not nearly cheap enough to be commercially
  viable, however.
Some of the latter are custom-built, while others have been adapted from
  existing structures.
The big routers and network-switching equipment that make up its core business
  are custom-built to order.
Eight of the custom-built squares are planters with drainage holes.
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