tailor

Definition

Examples

The tailor shortened my trousers and finished the work in two days.

Word Family

Synonyms

• customizeto modify something to suit a particular individual or task
• adaptmake fit for, or change to suit a new purpose
• adjustalter or regulate so as to achieve accuracy or conform to a standard

Collocations

• Easy bespoke tailor
  to bespoke tailor, meaning to be a signal for or a symptom of
• Medium tailor training programs to corporate needs
  to tailor training programs to corporate needs, meaning to adjust to a specific need or market
• Hard tailor hedging strategies to fluctuating currency pairs
  to tailor hedging strategies to fluctuating currency pairs, meaning to adjust to a specific need or market
• Very Hard tailor-made loophole enabling systematic tax avoidance
  describing tailor-made loophole enabling systematic tax avoidance (custom-made clothing)