Meaning of “ready-made” in the English Dictionary

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"ready-made" in English

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ready-madeadjective

uk ​ /ˌred.iˈmeɪd/ us ​ /ˌred.iˈmeɪd/

(Definition of “ready-made” from the Cambridge Advanced Learner’s Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

"ready-made" in American English

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ready-madeadjective [ not gradable ]

us ​ /ˈred·i ˈmeɪd/

› in finished form, or available to use immediately:

I didn’t sew the curtains – they came ready-made.

(Definition of “ready-made” from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

"ready-made" in Business English

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ready-madeadjective [ usually before noun ]

uk ​ /ˌrediˈmeɪd/ us ​

› bought in a finished form and available to use or eat immediately:

ready-made food/meals Their range of quality ready-made meals has improved substantially.

› already available and not needing to be invented or developed:

Nobody has a ready-made solution to deal with all your staffing problems.

› PRODUCTION produced in large quantities in standard sizes and types rather than made to fit a particular customer:

the ready-made clothing industry
ready-made
adverb

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to buy/purchase something ready-made

(Definition of “ready-made” from the Cambridge Business English Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

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