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ready-mix

American  
[red-ee-miks, -miks] / ˈrɛd iˌmɪks, -ˈmɪks /

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 ready-mixed being a ready-mix; consisting of ingredients that are already mixed.

    ready-mix pancakes.
ready-mix British  

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

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Etymology

Origin of ready-mix

First recorded in 1945–50

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