ready-made ˌready-ˈmade adjective [only before a noun]
1. already prepared, and ready to be used immediately:
• The company produces canned soup and ready-made meals.
2. ready-made clothes/shoes etc COMMERCE clothes etc that have been manufactured in large quantities, rather than made for a particular customer:
• a range of ready-made knitwear
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ready-made UK US /ˌrediˈmeɪd/ adjective [usually before noun]
► 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
Financial and business terms. 2012.