make-ready

[ meyk-red-ee ]

noun

1. Printing. the process of preparing a form for printing by overlays or underlays to equalize the impression.
2. the act or process of making something ready for use:

   a charge for make-ready on the new car.

make-ready

noun

1. printing the process of preparing the forme and the cylinder or platen packing to achieve the correct impression all over the forme

Word History and Origins

Origin of make-ready¹

First recorded in 1820–30; noun use of verb phrase make ready

Idioms and Phrases

see get ready .

Example Sentences

Giving up the family business is not an option, he says, as he supervises port staff who unload buckets of fish to wash and make ready for auction and then the market.

From BBC

Lai said as China had not renounced the use of force over Taiwan, the island must make ready its defences, but noted nobody wants to "take the initiative to attack China".

From Reuters

I hear the command, “Make ready your piece!”

From Literature

Washington, in comparison, does not make ready use of peers.

From Seattle Times

But Ophie was teamed up with Penelope, the other new girl, so they could clean and make ready the rooms more quickly.

From Literature

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