"BTO" meaning in English

See BTO in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} BTO (not comparable)
  1. Initialism of built to order. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism, not-comparable Alternative form of: built to order Synonyms: custom-built
    Sense id: en-BTO-en-adj-en:built_to_order Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 71 29 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 73 27 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 73 27
  2. (Singapore) Initialism of build-to-order. Tags: Singapore, abbreviation, alt-of, initialism, not-comparable Alternative form of: build-to-order
    Sense id: en-BTO-en-adj-en:build_to_order Categories (other): Singapore English
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          "text": "2017, Angela Tan, The Business Times (Singapore), Young couples can soon get their homes in Singapore sooner: HDB, 19 July (online).\nHDB will start construction of selected BTO projects ahead of their sales launch to cut the waiting time for young couples buying their first homes."
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