Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

prebuilt

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.78 in modern English

Syllables: pre-built
IPA

12

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Built in advance.

noun

Something assembled before it is sold.

verb

simple past and past participle of prebuild

Example Sentences

"About $10 million of the renovation budget will be spent in fitting out 130,000 square feet of prebuilt offices on those floors."
"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."

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.

Inflected Forms

prebuilts (plural)

Phrases

pre-build

Frequently Paired Words

pre-build

Synonyms

prefabricated

Questions

What does prebuilt mean?: Built in advance.
Where does prebuilt come from?: 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.

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