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build-to-order

build-to-order adjective: of or relating to a public housing system whereby flats are built according to demand.

Adjective

build-to-order (not comparable)

  1. (Singapore) Of or relating to a public housing system whereby flats are built according to demand.
    • The installation of smart shower systems in 10,000 new Build-To-Order (BTO) Housing Board flats will begin early next year, national water agency PUB said yesterday.2007, Jose Hong, The Straits Times (Singapore), Smart showers to be fitted in 10,000 BTO flats from next year, 10 Oct (online).
    • Firstly, at that time MBT said that it was built because they based on projection of demands and not based on the build-to-order process.2010 May 6, soc.culture.singapore (Usenet)
  2. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: build-to-order.; custom built

Forms of build-to-order

alternative formBTO

Questions about build-to-order

What does build-to-order mean?
Build-to-order means of or relating to a public housing system whereby flats are built according to demand.
What part of speech is build-to-order?
Build-to-order is an adjective.

Words near build-to-order in the dictionary

  1. build the plane while flying it
  2. build up
  3. build upon
  4. Build, Build, Build
  5. build-to
  6. build-to-order
  7. build-tos
  8. build-up
  9. build-ups
  10. buildability
  11. buildable

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