tailor-make

Etymology

Definitions

1. 1

   To customize or create specifically to meet the requirements of an individual.

   • Financial services software providers enable a customer to more or less constantly tailor-make his or her banking services.
   • Rather than casting around in the dark, you can now tailor-make something from scratch with someone who knows exactly what is needed — and even better, who now has a vested interest in using the material.
   • As we develop our skills at modelling, so we can adapt strategies to fit, tailor-make them for our personal preferences.
2. 2

   To make (clothes) by a tailor.

   • The employee was unable to fit into the largest size, and the arbitrator held that it was not reasonable for the company to be required to tailor-make each costume or uniform.
   • In the tailor-making process, the tailor must take time to get all the exact measurements to ensure a proper fit.

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