variants
or less commonly bespoken
bi-ˈspō-kən 
bē-
1
a
: custom-made
a bespoke suit
b
: dealing in or producing custom-made articles
a bespoke tailor
2
dialect
: engaged
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In the English language of yore, the verb bespeak had various meanings, including “to speak,” “to accuse,” and “to complain.” In the 16th century, bespeak acquired another meaning: “to order.” It is from that sense that we get the adjective bespoke, referring to clothes and other things that are ordered before they are made. Bespoke has enjoyed a spike in usage in recent years, perhaps due to consumer trends that champion all things artisanal over those that are prefab.
Examples of bespoke in a Sentence
a wealthy man who can easily afford bespoke suits
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The company has also been attracting lots of customers to its Google Cloud, in part because of the power of its bespoke AI chips, called tensor processing units (or TPUs), which may offer cost and speed advantages over Nvidia’s graphics processing units (GPUs) for running AI models.
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Jeremy Kahn, Fortune, 14 Jan. 2026
The company recently worked with the Dentsu ad agency to create a bespoke Spanish-language microdrama for retailer JCPenney.
—Brian Steinberg, Variety, 7 Jan. 2026
And other employers may license an AI tool that will be bespoke for company use or create its own internal AI tool, Walton said.
—Jeanne Sahadi, CNN Money, 30 Dec. 2025
Weekend shows at the Landmark Sunset Theatres in LA had two pre-receptions and live performances which included Rowlson-Hall presenting a bespoke 13-minute performance with ten dancers and three original performers from the film, all wearing their costumes from the movie.
—Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 29 Dec. 2025
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Jeremy Kahn, Fortune, 14 Jan. 2026
The company recently worked with the Dentsu ad agency to create a bespoke Spanish-language microdrama for retailer JCPenney.
—Brian Steinberg, Variety, 7 Jan. 2026
And other employers may license an AI tool that will be bespoke for company use or create its own internal AI tool, Walton said.
—Jeanne Sahadi, CNN Money, 30 Dec. 2025
Weekend shows at the Landmark Sunset Theatres in LA had two pre-receptions and live performances which included Rowlson-Hall presenting a bespoke 13-minute performance with ten dancers and three original performers from the film, all wearing their costumes from the movie.
—Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 29 Dec. 2025
See All Example Sentences for bespoke
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“Bespoke.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bespoke. Accessed 17 Jan. 2026.
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