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ready-mix

[ red-ee-miks, -miks ]

noun

  1. a commercial preparation in which the principal ingredients have already been mixed for easy use:

    a novice cook's reliance on ready-mixes.



adjective

  1. Also ready-mixed. being a ready-mix; consisting of ingredients that are already mixed:

    ready-mix pancakes.

ready-mix

noun

  1. modifier consisting of ingredients blended in advance, esp of food that is ready to cook or eat after addition of milk or water

    a ready-mix cake

  2. concrete that is mixed before or during delivery to a building site
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Word History and Origins

Origin of ready-mix1

First recorded in 1945–50
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Example Sentences

In Mexico, Cemex's volumes rose double digits on demand from the formal sector, while in the United States, cement and ready-mix volumes shrank on weakness in the state of California, the company said.

From Reuters

Argos USA has assets comprising four integrated cement plants, 140 ready-mix plants and eight ports, giving Summit a "significantly improved scale" in high-growth markets.

From Reuters

In the U.S, Cemex's largest market in the quarter by sales, revenues climbed 10% year-on-year as price increases compensated for a drop in cement and ready-mix volumes on poor weather and weak residential demand.

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Michigan State University's Miller said ready-mix concrete and concrete products such as blocks and highway dividers are highly sought after.

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Glacier Northwest, which sells and delivers ready-mix concrete, sued Teamsters Local Union No. 174, representing the company's truck drivers, in state court accusing the union of intentional property destruction during the strike.

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