self-build

adjective

Supplied in kit form, for construction by the owner.

OriginEnglish build ← Middle English bilden ← Old English bytlan →
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Meanings

adjectiveself-build (not comparable)

alternative selfbuild

  1. not comparablebusinessSupplied in kit form, for construction by the owner.
nounself-build (plural self-builds)

plural self-builds · alternative selfbuild

  1. businessA house built by the owner, or according to the owner's instructions.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*swé?
  2. Proto-Indo-European*selbʰ-
  3. Proto-Germanic*selbaz
  4. Old Englishself
  5. Old Englishself-
  6. Middle Englishself-
  7. Englishself-
  8. Proto-West Germanic*buþlijan
  9. Old Englishbytlan
  10. Middle Englishbilden
  11. Englishbuild
  12. Englishself-build

From self- + build.

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APA

self-build. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/self-build

MLA

“self-build.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/self-build. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “self-build,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/self-build.

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