standard-issue

adjective

stan·​dard-is·​sue ˈstan-dərd-ˈi-(ˌ)shü How to pronounce standard-issue (audio)
: standard, typical
a standard-issue action movie
a standard-issue blue suit

Examples of standard-issue in a Sentence

another standard-issue thriller with a man on the run desperately trying to find the baddie who framed him for murder
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Andersen arrived at the hearing wearing a bulletproof vest over the standard-issue orange jumpsuit with his hands shackled near his waist. Noe Padilla, IndyStar, 21 Nov. 2025 Desks sit empty, some chairs topped with bottle-green standard-issue PSNI police caps. Anna Cafolla, Vogue, 19 Nov. 2025 Unlike a standard-issue wallcovering, his trompe-l’oeil treatment can be ultra-tailored. Kathryn O’Shea-Evans, Robb Report, 8 Nov. 2025 Colen had spent three years developing a prototype for his Normandie 1944, a luxury watch featuring metal from an M-1, the standard-issue helmet used by the US Army during World War II. Oscar Holland, CNN Money, 6 Nov. 2025 See All Example Sentences for standard-issue

Word History

First Known Use

1966, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of standard-issue was in 1966

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“Standard-issue.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/standard-issue. Accessed 25 Nov. 2025.

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