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buildoutnoun

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What does the noun buildout mean?

There are three meanings listed in OED's entry for the noun buildout. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence.

This word is used in North American English.

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How common is the noun buildout?

About 0.01occurrences per million words in modern written English

1960	0.0077
1970	0.01
1980	0.012
1990	0.012
2000	0.014
2010	0.017

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How is the noun buildout pronounced?

British English

/ˈbɪldaʊt/

BIL-dowt

U.S. English

/ˈbɪldˌaʊt/

BILD-owt

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Where does the noun buildout come from?

Earliest known use

1900s

The earliest known use of the noun buildout is in the 1900s.

OED's earliest evidence for buildout is from 1902, in Annual Rep. U.S. War Department 1901–2: Rep. Chief Engineers Part 3.

buildout is formed within English, by conversion.

Etymons: to build out at build v. Phrasal verbs PV.1.

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Nearby entries

building mover, n.1838–
building paper, n.1869–
building rent, n.1776–
building site, n.1807–
building slip, n.1771–
building society, n.1791–
building term, n.1705–1895
building up, n.c1405–
building yard, n.1679–
build-it-yourself, adj.1908–
buildout, n.1902–
buildress, n.1569–1893
build-up, n.1879–
built, n.?1614–1846
built, adj.a1500–
built environment, n.1942–
builth, n.1786–1805
built-in, adj. & n.1852–
built-in obsolescence, n.1950–
built-out, adj.1849–
built-over, adj.1863–

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Entry history for buildout, n.

buildout, n. was first published in December 2022.

buildout, n. was last modified in July 2023.

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Revisions and additions of this kind were last incorporated into buildout, n. in July 2023.

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building mover, n.1838–
building paper, n.1869–
building rent, n.1776–
building site, n.1807–
building slip, n.1771–
building society, n.1791–
building term, n.1705–1895
building up, n.c1405–
building yard, n.1679–
build-it-yourself, adj.1908–
buildout, n.1902–
buildress, n.1569–1893
build-up, n.1879–
built, n.?1614–1846
built, adj.a1500–
built environment, n.1942–
builth, n.1786–1805
built-in, adj. & n.1852–
built-in obsolescence, n.1950–
built-out, adj.1849–
built-over, adj.1863–

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