tailor-made
tailor-made
Definition
tailor-made (tā′lər mād′)
adjective
made by or as by a tailor; specif.,
- having trim, simple lines; tailored
- made to order or to meet particular conditions a sofa tailor-made for a small room
tailor-made
Usage Examples
Adjective complement with noun phrase
- provide: Training We have IT training facilities located conveniently across the county to provide training packages tailor-made for all your needs.
- create: By asking the right questions and truly listening to our clients, we create interior design solutions tailor-made for practical and spectacular life styles.
Modifies a noun
- itinerary: Enquire about a tailor-made itinerary to include, Budapest, Prague, or Bratislava.
- holiday: The result is your very own tailor-made holiday anywhere in North America.
- package: There are three funeral packages to choose from or you can select your own tailor-made package.
- solution: Contact them for a tailor-made solution for your office needs.
- tour: We will be happy to arrange a tailor-made tour for your group.
- quotation: We can create a special itinerary to meet your interests, please call our tour desk for a tailor-made quotation.
Modifying Another Word
- also: Also tailor-made ski holidays in the USA & Canada.
- completely: We can, however, go one step further and organize a completely tailor-made course for your organization.
Infinitive complement
- suit: Each project is tailor-made to suit the specific needs of the producer.
- fit: A knights suit of armor had to be tailor-made to fit the knight exactly.
- meet: The packages are tailor-made to meet your business needs.
Used with adjective complement
- seem: Everything about it seems tailor-made to make sure humans would evolve.
Preposition: for
- business: Foundation degrees are a relatively new initiative intended to tackle skills shortages by being tailor-made for businesses, for employers.
- client: Living Clean provides a highly professional cleaning service, tailor-made for each client.
- individual: In addition they were all working to a carefully considered package of care, tailor-made for the individual.
- student: There's no better way to revise for those all-important A-level language exams than on one of our courses, tailor-made for A-level students!
- need: My role is tailor-made for the needs of my local hospital.
- child: Both the cycle trips and the tour program have been tailor-made for children.
