…(especially of products such as clothes and curtains) made to a standard size or specification rather than to order…
…(especially of a mixture used in building or cooking) having some or all of the constituents already mixed together; commercially prepared…
…(of matter to be printed) in the right form and of good enough quality to be reproduced photographically onto a printing plate…
…(of a building project) at the stage where workers can be employed and construction can begin…
…a book or table listing standard numerical calculations or other kinds of information presented formulaically…
…(of a person, vehicle, or thing) fully prepared to start functioning or moving…
…(of clothes) made for the general market and sold through stores rather than made to order for an individual customer; off the rack…
…used to emphasize that someone or something is fully prepared or immediately available…
…(in letterpress printing) final adjustment of a form for printing, with overlays and underlays to achieve the correct pressure over the whole printing area…
…money in the form of cash that is immediately available…
