1
: made beforehand especially for general sale
ready-made suits
2
: lacking originality or individuality
3
: readily available
her illness provided a ready-made excuse
1
: something (such as a garment) that is ready-made
2
usually readymade
[French ready-made, from English]
: a commonplace artifact (such as a comb or ice tongs) selected and shown as a work of art
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Examples of ready-made in a Sentence
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Simon Perry, Peoplemag, 4 Apr. 2024
Available both ready-made or fully customizable, PATET's boxes each adhere to a different theme.
—Hannah Chubb, Peoplemag, 1 Mar. 2024
Banijay Rights will have the opportunity to distribute Authentic Media’s titles around the world as ready-made and formats.
—Elsa Keslassy, Variety, 23 Nov. 2023
Its precise descriptions of force fields and antimatter cannons seemed ready-made for the screen.
—Samuel Horti, New York Times, 6 Nov. 2023
The prospects who do make it through, on the whole, tend to offer a talent that is both ready-made and irresistible.
—Rory Smith, New York Times, 29 Sep. 2023
If a lot of these companies give up making their own chips and go back to buying them ready-made, Arm has fewer potential customers.
—Elizabeth Lopatto, The Verge, 25 Aug. 2023
This one just seemed ready-made to do in that development space.
—Chris Willman, Variety, 5 July 2023
If eros drives lovers to construct a private world with its own bespoke set of rules, then conventional decorum offers a public alternative, ready-made.
—Agnes Callard, Harper's Magazine, 7 Feb. 2022
Adjective
Elizabeth further hand-embroidered the designs on the dress Diana wore, while the fabric for the backup was ready-made.
—Simon Perry, Peoplemag, 4 Apr. 2024
Available both ready-made or fully customizable, PATET's boxes each adhere to a different theme.
—Hannah Chubb, Peoplemag, 1 Mar. 2024
Banijay Rights will have the opportunity to distribute Authentic Media’s titles around the world as ready-made and formats.
—Elsa Keslassy, Variety, 23 Nov. 2023
Its precise descriptions of force fields and antimatter cannons seemed ready-made for the screen.
—Samuel Horti, New York Times, 6 Nov. 2023
The prospects who do make it through, on the whole, tend to offer a talent that is both ready-made and irresistible.
—Rory Smith, New York Times, 29 Sep. 2023
If a lot of these companies give up making their own chips and go back to buying them ready-made, Arm has fewer potential customers.
—Elizabeth Lopatto, The Verge, 25 Aug. 2023
This one just seemed ready-made to do in that development space.
—Chris Willman, Variety, 5 July 2023
If eros drives lovers to construct a private world with its own bespoke set of rules, then conventional decorum offers a public alternative, ready-made.
—Agnes Callard, Harper's Magazine, 7 Feb. 2022
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“Ready-made.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/ready-made. Accessed 19 Apr. 2024.
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ready-made
1 of 2 adjectiveˌred-ē-ˈmād
: made beforehand for immediate use
ready-made clothes
ready-made
2 of 2 noun
: something that is ready-made
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