off-the-shelf
adjective
: available as a stock item : not specially designed or custom-made
off-the-shelf software
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The State Department said the parts needed to repair the systems will come from U.S. Army stock, third-country donations, commercial off-the-shelf components and new production.
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Compiled By Democrat-Gazette Staff From Wire Reports, arkansasonline.com, 10 Apr. 2024
Nevertheless, after the start of the conflict in Crimea, commercial, off-the-shelf drones were considered a last-resort asset used by volunteers to compensate for the lack of proper military systems.
—IEEE Spectrum, 10 Apr. 2024
That high barrier keeps many parks going back to off-the-shelf thrill rides.
—Robert Niles, Orange County Register, 5 Apr. 2024
In the same way, custom wallpaper panels or murals are generally more expensive than off-the-shelf rolls of wallpaper.
—Randy Tucker, The Enquirer, 4 Apr. 2024
At first, Kyiv was mostly using off-the-shelf equipment, either for surveillance or ingeniously adapted on the ground to drop small bombs.
—Vasco Cotovio, CNN, 2 Apr. 2024
Still another: If a Californian buys some off-the-shelf computer software — such as the TurboTax, for example — sales tax is added.
—Dan Walters, The Mercury News, 28 Mar. 2024
After a mistake with the shower tile order (which would have added time and money to fix), the couple wound up buying an off-the-shelf, beige option from Home Depot.
—Sophia Solano, Washington Post, 26 Mar. 2024
The fingertip sensor, made from off-the-shelf electronics, is installed on an existing prosthetic in a few hours.
—Cameron Pugh, The Christian Science Monitor, 14 Mar. 2024
Compiled By Democrat-Gazette Staff From Wire Reports, arkansasonline.com, 10 Apr. 2024
Nevertheless, after the start of the conflict in Crimea, commercial, off-the-shelf drones were considered a last-resort asset used by volunteers to compensate for the lack of proper military systems.
—IEEE Spectrum, 10 Apr. 2024
That high barrier keeps many parks going back to off-the-shelf thrill rides.
—Robert Niles, Orange County Register, 5 Apr. 2024
In the same way, custom wallpaper panels or murals are generally more expensive than off-the-shelf rolls of wallpaper.
—Randy Tucker, The Enquirer, 4 Apr. 2024
At first, Kyiv was mostly using off-the-shelf equipment, either for surveillance or ingeniously adapted on the ground to drop small bombs.
—Vasco Cotovio, CNN, 2 Apr. 2024
Still another: If a Californian buys some off-the-shelf computer software — such as the TurboTax, for example — sales tax is added.
—Dan Walters, The Mercury News, 28 Mar. 2024
After a mistake with the shower tile order (which would have added time and money to fix), the couple wound up buying an off-the-shelf, beige option from Home Depot.
—Sophia Solano, Washington Post, 26 Mar. 2024
The fingertip sensor, made from off-the-shelf electronics, is installed on an existing prosthetic in a few hours.
—Cameron Pugh, The Christian Science Monitor, 14 Mar. 2024
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“Off-the-shelf.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/off-the-shelf. Accessed 29 Apr. 2024.
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