build in

1. 1.

   make something an integral part of something else

   “we can build in a special clause to make the contract better for you”

   Broaderintegrate

Questions about build in

What does build in mean?

build in means "make something an integral part of something else".

Is build in a common word?

build in is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.