purpose-built

adjective

pur·​pose-built ˌpər-pəs-ˈbilt 

chiefly British

: built for a particular purpose

Examples of purpose-built in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Construction for the new airport got underway, the Chiefs and Patrick Mahomes became global forces with multiple Super Bowl appearances and the Current announced its intention to create the world’s first stadium purpose-built for a women’s team. —Kansas City Star, 15 May 2026

The museum itself feels purpose-built for a show of this scale and ambition, and the fact that Keys and Dean have a home in La Jolla gave the evening the feel of a homecoming. —John Wogan, Travel + Leisure, 23 Apr. 2026

Sunset Dunes now offers something rare, a space purpose-built for skateboarding. —Loureen Ayyoub, CBS News, 11 Apr. 2026

Fujifilm doesn't have a full-frame system, so all of its compatible lenses are purpose-built for the sensor size, and with nearly 15 years of history, the lens library includes nearly every type of optic. —Jim Fisher, PC Magazine, 6 Apr. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1954, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for purpose-built

• built
• gilt
• guilt
• hilt
• kilt
• lilt
• milt
• quilt
• silt
• spilt
• stilt
• tilt