Meaning & use
tailor-made products
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Meanings
nounplural
Goods made or changed to fit one particular customer's needs instead of being made in a standard size or style.
Grammar: Always plural in this form; use the singular 'tailor-made product' for one item.
Patterns
- tailor-made products for someone
- a range of tailor-made products
- offer tailor-made products
The company sells tailor-made products for people who cannot wear standard shoes.
Banks now offer tailor-made products to small businesses rather than one fixed package.
Their tailor-made products cost more, but they fit exactly.
nounpluralbusiness
Things such as software, courses, or services designed for one client's exact situation.
Grammar: Often used in business writing; the singular form takes a singular verb.
Patterns
- tailor-made products for a market
- develop tailor-made products
The agency builds tailor-made products for each client's website.
Universities are creating tailor-made products for working adults who study online.
Word forms
| singular | tailor-made product |
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Common combinations
- tailor-made products for someone
- We design tailor-made products for customers with unusual sizes.
- a range of tailor-made products
- The catalog lists a range of tailor-made products.
- offer tailor-made products
- Small firms can now offer tailor-made products at low cost.
- high-quality tailor-made products
- Buyers expect high-quality tailor-made products at this price.
Synonyms and how they differ
- custom-made goods
- Very close in meaning, but 'custom-made' is more common in American English and often refers to physical items.
- bespoke products
- Used mainly in British English for expensive, individually made goods such as suits or furniture.
- personalized items
- Suggests adding a name or detail to a standard product, not building it from scratch.
Opposites
Word family
- tailor-made adjective
- Made specially for one person or purpose.
- tailor verb
- To change something so it suits a particular need.
- tailoring noun
- The work of making or adjusting clothes, or the act of adapting something.
Commonly confused: tailor-made products or customs?
tailor-made products vs customs
'Customs' means the tax or office at a border; 'custom-made' is the adjective meaning made to order.
Practice
The workshop creates tailor-made products ___ clients who need unusual sizes.
Choose one answer.
'For' introduces the person the products are designed to serve. 'To' would fit a verb like 'adapt', but not 'create products to someone'.
Make it your own
Write a sentence using “tailor-made products”, then check it and compare it with the examples above.