off-the-shelf

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [awf, of stressed th ee shelf]
- /ɔf, ɒf stressed ði ʃɛlf/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [awf, of stressed th ee shelf]
- /ɔf, ɒf stressed ði ʃɛlf/

Definitions of off-the-shelf word

adjective off-the-shelf readily available from merchandise in stock. 1
adjective off-the-shelf made according to a standardized format; not developed for specialized or individual needs; ready-made: off-the-shelf computer programs. 1
phrase off-the-shelf If you buy something off the shelf, you buy something that is not specially made for you. 0
adverb off-the-shelf from stock and readily available 0
adjective off-the-shelf of or relating to a product that is readily available 0
adjective off-the-shelf of or denoting a company that has been registered with the Registrar of Companies for the sole purpose of being sold 0

See all 7 definitions of off-the-shelf

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Origin of off-the-shelf

First appearance:

before 1945

One of the 6% newest English words

First recorded in 1945-50

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Parts of speech for Off-the-shelf

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Off-the-shelf

off-the-shelf popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 31% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.