prefab

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈpriːfæb/

US:USA pronunciation: IPAUSA pronunciation: IPA/adj., n. ˈpriˌfæb; v. priˈfæb/

US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(adj., n. prē′fab′; v. prē fab′)


Inflections of 'prefab' (v): (⇒ conjugate)
prefabs
v 3rd person singular
prefabbing
v pres p
prefabbed
v past
prefabbed
v past p

WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2025
pre•fab /adj., n. ˈpriˌfæb; v. priˈfæb/USA pronunciation   adj., n., v., -fabbed, -fab•bing. 
    [Informal.]

adj. [before a noun]
  1. Buildingprefabricated.

n. [countable]
  1. Buildingsomething prefabricated, as a building.

v. [~ + object]
  1. Buildingto prefabricate.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025
pre•fab  (adj., n. prē′fab′;v. prē fab′),USA pronunciation adj., n., v., -fabbed, -fab•bing. 
adj. 
  1. Buildingprefabricated.

n. 
  1. Buildingsomething that is prefabricated, as a building or fixture:You would never know that such an attractive house is a prefab.

v.t. 
  1. Buildingto prefabricate.
  • by shortening 1935–40

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
prefab / ˈpriːˌfæb/
  1. a building that is prefabricated, esp a small house
'prefab' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
prefabricate - unprefabricated

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