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- [red-ee meyd]
- /ˈrɛd i meɪd/
- /ˈredi meɪd/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [red-ee meyd]
- /ˈrɛd i meɪd/
Definitions of ready-made word
- adjective ready-made made in advance for sale to any purchaser, rather than to order: a ready-made coat. 1
- adjective ready-made made for immediate use. 1
- adjective ready-made unoriginal; conventional. 1
- noun ready-made an everyday manufactured object, as a bottle rack, a snow shovel, a urinal, or a comb, that may by the creative act of selection and designation by an artist attain status as a work of art: associated almost exclusively with the aesthetic activities of Marcel Duchamp during the period 1915 to 1917. 1
- adjective ready-made already made for sale 1
- adjective ready-made If something that you buy is ready-made, you can use it immediately, because the work you would normally have to do has already been done. 0
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Origin of ready-made
First appearance:
before 1400 One of the 24% oldest English words
late Middle English word dating back to 1400-50
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Parts of speech for Ready-made
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
ready-made popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 51% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data about 56% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.
Synonyms for ready-made
adj ready-made
- built — Built is the past tense and past participle of build.
- instant — an infinitesimal or very short space of time; a moment: They arrived not an instant too soon.
- off-the-rack — (of clothing) not made to specific or individual requirements; ready-made: off-the-rack men's suits.
- prefabricated — to fabricate or construct beforehand.
- cliched — If you describe something as clichéd, you mean that it has been said, done, or used many times before, and is boring or untrue.
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