off the shelf

Speech parts

1. off the shelf - Adjective

2. off the shelf - Phrase

3. off the shelf - Adjective Satellite

Meaning

(especially of clothing) made in standard sizes and available from merchandise in stock

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Alternative names

off-the-shelf

Synonyms

ready-to-wear off-the-rack off-the-peg common standard available general regular stock prepared usual ordinary ready broad willing
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Antonyms

special individual designer unique appropriate suitable
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Examples

a ready-made jacket Source: Internet

ready-to-wear clothes Source: Internet

A Canada-style 'off-the-shelf' deal was offered by the EU to Theresa May's government but it was rebuffed in favour of seeking a more complicated arrangement. Source: Internet

An IBM PC clone could be built with off-the-shelf parts, but the BIOS required some reverse engineering. Source: Internet

General Motors, which had shut down auto production, had already entered into a partnership on March 20 with, a small ventilator company, to simplify an off-the-shelf design for rapid production at GM’s Kokomo, Indiana, plant. Source: Internet

Affordable curtains and window treatments can be ordered at home improvement stores or bought off the shelf at big box stores for a lower price than hiring a window dressing consultant. Source: Internet

Words in the phrase

off the shelf

Close letter words and terms

off the sauce off the scale off the scent off the table off the tools off the top of head