jerry-build

US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling( jer′ē bild′)


WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025
jer•ry-build  ( jer′ē bild′),USA pronunciation v.t., -built, -build•ing. 
  1. to build cheaply and flimsily.
  • back formation from jerry-builder. See jerry2, build 1880–85
jer′ry-build′er, n. 

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
jerry-build ( -builds, -building, -built)
  1. (transitive) to build (houses, flats, etc) badly using cheap materials
ˈjerry-ˌbuilderˈjerry-ˌbuildingˈjerry-ˌbuilt
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