ready-made

[red-ee-meyd]

adjective

1. made in advance for sale to any purchaser, rather than to order.

   a ready-made coat.

2. made for immediate use.

3. unoriginal; conventional.

noun

1. readymade.

2. something that is ready-made, as a garment or a piece of furniture or equipment.

ready-made

adjective

1. made for purchase and immediate use by any customer

   a ready-made jacket

2. extremely convenient or ideally suited

   a ready-made solution

3. unoriginal or conventional

   ready-made phrases

noun

1. a ready-made article, esp a garment

Word History and Origins

Origin of ready-made¹

late Middle English word dating back to 1400–50

Example Sentences

Park's imminent arrival, in a separate deal, means United will have a ready-made replacement, allowing Clinton to move in the other direction.

From BBC

Manager Oliver Glasner insisted Guehi would have to stay in the absence of ready-made replacements, but Palace are now in the market.

From BBC

Like a ready-made covert operation, it keeps identities, numbers and call logs secret.

From Los Angeles Times

Symbolism is such a deep and dominant part of your work: How do you approach adding your aesthetic to ready-made symbols — like the Olympic rings, the Hollywood sign, the L.A.

From Los Angeles Times

Such was the hype around him that several labels got into a two-year bidding war to sign the unlikely teen idol with a ready-made fan base.

From Los Angeles Times