Adjective: ready-made 're-dee'meyd
- Made for purchase and immediate use
"She bought a ready-made suit off the rack"
- Commercially produced; not homemade
"ready-made clothes"
- A manufactured artifact (as a garment or piece of furniture) that is made in advance and available for purchase
"their apartment was furnished with ready-mades"
Derived forms: ready-mades
See also: factory-made, made, off-the-peg [Brit], off-the-rack, off-the-shelf, prefab, ready-to-eat, ready-to-wear
Type of: artefact [Brit], artifact [N. Amer]
Antonym: custom, custom-built
Encyclopedia: Ready-made