built-up

1. 1.

   peopled with settlers

   “the built-up areas”

   Similarsettled

Questions about built-up

What does built-up mean?

built-up means "peopled with settlers".

How many syllables are in built-up?

built-up has 3 syllables and divides as bu-il-t-up under the regular spelling rules. It is not in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary, so that comes from how the word is written rather than from a recorded pronunciation, and no stress or phonetic transcription is claimed for it.

Is built-up a common word?

built-up 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.