built-in

• (Canada) IPA^(key): /ˈbɪltɪn/

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built-in (not comparable)

1. Constructed as a non-detachable part of a larger structure.
2. Being an essential and permanent part of something.
3. Being an included feature that normally comes as an extra.

• inbuilt
• (being an essential and permanent part of something): instilled, infused, integrated; See also Thesaurus:intrinsic
• (being an included feature that normally comes as an extra): incorporated, integrated

built-in (plural built-ins)

1. Anything (such as a piece of furniture, or a software feature) that is built in, not added as an extra.
   • 2024 February 5, Angela Tafoya, “Is "Bookshelf Wealth" the Most Authentic TikTok Interiors Trend Yet?”, in Vogue‎, New York, N.Y.: Condé Nast Publications, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 2024-02-12:

     Still, some commenters were quick to criticize the trend, arguing that bookshelf wealth simply indicates you have the financial means (and the space for a built-in) and that it can lean inauthentic.

• in-built, inbuilt