prebuilt

English

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *per-

Proto-Indo-European *preh₂-

Proto-Indo-European *-i

Proto-Indo-European *préh₂i?

Proto-Italic *prai

Proto-Italic *prai-

Latin prae-lbor.

Middle English pre-

English pre-

English built

English prebuilt

From pre- + built.

prebuilt (not comparable)

Built in advance.
- 2008 January 2, J. Alex Tarquinio, “Big Makeovers for Office Buildings Outside of Midtown”, in The New York Times‎^[1], New York, N.Y.: The New York Times Company, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 8 September 2023:
  About $10 million of the renovation budget will be spent in fitting out 130,000 square feet of prebuilt offices on those floors.

built in advance

prebuilt (plural prebuilts)

Something assembled before it is sold.
- 2009 July 12, Vivian Marino, “The 30-Minute Interview: William C. Rudin”, in The New York Times‎^[2], New York, N.Y.: The New York Times Company, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 5 November 2025:
  Whether it’s making them eco-friendly, creating prebuilts, adding technology or security, we’re constantly reviewing what we need to do to make sure our buildings continue to attract tenants.

something assembled before it is sold

prebuilt