custom order
Made-to-specification purchase
A custom order is a product made to a buyer's specifications rather than purchased ready-made: We placed a custom order for the wedding cake, The furniture company accepts custom orders for unusual sizes.
The term implies personalization, longer wait times, and often higher cost.
As a verb, to custom order something is to commission it this way.
- bespokeMade to individual specifications
- tailoredAdjusted to fit exactly
- handmadeCreated manually, not mechanically
- personalizedAdapted for an individual
- commissionedFormally assigned a task
made-to-measure · special request · artisan · crafted · unique · limited edition · specification · monogram · engraved · one-of-a-kind · one of a kind · workshop · small batch · craftsman · fitted · designer · boutique · altered
- custom-madepersonalized, bespoke, tailor-made, made-to-measure, handmade
- customizationcustomizing, personalize, personalizing, bespoke, tailor
- orderscommand, decree, dictate, mandate, proclamation
- Ordering Actionssorting, rearranging, alphabetizing, ranking, sequencing
- sorting orderssorted, ascending, descending, alphabetical, chronological
- unreasonable demandsimpossible task, unpaid labor, weekend work, rush job, scope creep
custom orderoff-the-shelf
Prepackaged and ready-to-use
mass-produced · ready-made · standard issue · prefabricated · off-the-rack
custom ordermass-market
For widespread commercial sale
generic · standard model · commodity · off-the-shelf · boilerplate
custom, order, customs, customary, customarily, customize, customized, customization, accustom