BUILDOUT Definition & Meaning

buildout

[ bild-out ]

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noun

the act or process of development, construction, or expansion: The relatively quick buildout is facilitated by modular parts constructed off-site.
The buildout of the industry will likely begin in areas that already have well-established infrastructure.
The relatively quick buildout is facilitated by modular parts constructed off-site.
the execution or implementation of construction or development plans:
Two days before the construction deadline the plan was already over budget and nowhere near ready for buildout.
the state of being fully or maximally developed:
When the city is at buildout, emissions will rise by 20% from the current amount.

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�y��vlog History and Origins

Origin of buildout¹

First recorded in 1955–60; noun use of the verb phrase build out

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To support the addition of three new locations — and particularly the in-store cafes that have become core to Erewhon’s business — the company recently completed a three-year buildout of a new central kitchen in Vernon, which at 65,000 square feet is five times larger than its previous one in Boyle Heights.

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A massive buildout of this sort involves not just brushing up against resistant local communities, but inevitably running afoul of regulations governing the natural environment, climate change mitigation, and market competition.

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He learned that the state of California, which is funding the station buildout, is far behind schedule — 200 stations were supposed to be up and running by 2025, but only 54 exist.

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In the weeks leading up to the RNC with the buildout underway, private security guards beat Dvontaye Mitchell, an unarmed Black man at the Hyatt Regency, which the key press check point for getting entry into the RNC.

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There are echoes of that conflict today: Some protestors against the LNG buildout say they’ve been threatened.

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