purpose-built

adjective

pur·​pose-built ˌpər-pəs-ˈbilt How to pronounce purpose-built (audio)
chiefly British
: built for a particular purpose

Examples of purpose-built in a Sentence

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OpenAI is partnering with Broadcom to co-develop racks of custom AI accelerators, purpose-built for its own models. Mackenzie Sigalos, CNBC, 14 Oct. 2025 With an initial capitalization of €58 million ($67 million), the fund was purpose-built to address a gap in the market. Christopher Vourlias, Variety, 9 Oct. 2025 For others, the smarter path may be partnering with a CDP purpose-built for sports, music and entertainment. Geoff Robins, Rolling Stone, 18 Sep. 2025 Multicoin Capital, among others, has recently teased multiple upcoming DATs (Data Availability Technologies) purpose-built to support Solana’s performance and validator resilience. Hadley Stern, Forbes.com, 17 Sep. 2025 See All Example Sentences for purpose-built

Word History

First Known Use

1954, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of purpose-built was in 1954

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“Purpose-built.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/purpose-built. Accessed 23 Oct. 2025.

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