Pronunciation: ' jer- ē - ˌ bild
Function: transitive verb
Inflected Form: -built \ - ˌ bilt \ ; -build · ing
Etymology: back-formation from jerry-built
Date: 1885
: to build cheaply and flimsily
– jer · ry-build · er noun
Pronunciation: ' jer- ē - ˌ bild
Function: transitive verb
Inflected Form: -built \ - ˌ bilt \ ; -build · ing
Etymology: back-formation from jerry-built
Date: 1885
: to build cheaply and flimsily
– jer · ry-build · er noun
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary. Merriam Webster - Энциклопедический словарь английского языка. 2012