What is the meaning of ready-made?

noun

  • A manufactured artifact (as a garment or piece of furniture) that is made in advance and available for purchase.
    • usage: "their apartment was furnished with ready-mades"

adjective

  • Made for purchase and immediate use.
  • Repeated regularly without thought or originality.
    • usage: "ready-made phrases"
  • Commercially produced; not homemade.
    • usage: "ready-made clothes"
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APAWordNet. (2010). ready-made. Retrieved September 21, 2026, from http://smartdefine.org/ready-made/definitions/1181958
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HarvardWordNet 2010, ready-made, Smart Define, viewed 21 September, 2026, <http://smartdefine.org/ready-made/definitions/1181958>.
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