build out

present singular third person builds out · participle present building out · participle past built out · past built out

1. transitiveTo develop or expand (a system, structure, project, etc.).

   Near-synonym: build up

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   Finance-starved housing associations were encouraged by government from 2004 to "stretch" their balance sheets to buy land in competition with private builders. Many are now in financial distress, having paid too much in the boom years for developments they cannot afford to build out.

   2009 August 30, Nick Mathiason, “Prices might be going up, but the new homes aren't”, in The Guardian

   That ambition, backed by the credibility of a World Cup championship and the options inherent in the $250 million contract he received from P.S.G. to stay this summer, now extends to building out his significant business and philanthropic endeavors.

   2022 September 6, Tariq Panja, “Kylian Mbappé Is Coming for It All”, in The New York Times

   Doing so will allow defense contractors to build out new manufacturing capacity without the risk of Congress scaling back arms purchases from year to year.

   2023 February 9, The Kiplinger Letter

   Synonyms: build up