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build out

build out verb: to develop or expand (a system, structure, project, etc.).

Verb

build out (third-person singular simple present builds out, present participle building out, simple past and past participle built out)

  1. (transitive) To develop or expand (a system, structure, project, etc.).
    • Near-synonym: build up
    • Finance-starved housing associations were encouraged by government from 2004 to "stretch" their balance sheets to buy land in competition with private builders. Many are now in financial distress, having paid too much in the boom years for developments they cannot afford to build out.2009 August 30, Nick Mathiason, “Prices might be going up, but the new homes aren't”, in The Guardian
    Synonyms:
    build up

Synonyms of build out

Forms of build out

third-person singular presentbuilds out
present participlebuilding out
past participlebuilt out
pastbuilt out

Words formed from build out

Questions about build out

What does build out mean?
Build out means to develop or expand (a system, structure, project, etc.).
What part of speech is build out?
Build out is a verb.
What is the past tense of build out?
The past tense of build out is built out.

Words near build out in the dictionary

  1. build down
  2. build in
  3. build into
  4. build on
  5. build on sand
  6. build out
  7. build plate
  8. build plates
  9. build the plane while flying it
  10. build up
  11. build upon

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