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Princeton's WordNet

  1. off-the-rack, off-the-shelf, off-the-peg, ready-to-wearadjective

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

    "a ready-made jacket"; "ready-to-wear clothes"

GCIDE

  1. off-the-shelfadjective

    Made in large quantities and intended to be used without modifications; -- similar to off-the-rack, but not restricted to clothing. Opposite of custom-made, made-to-order, or one-of-a-kind.

Wiktionary

  1. off-the-shelfadjective

    As purchased or as commonly available, without modification or customization.

    We can build a specialized part for you, but an off-the-shelf product will probably cost less.

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of Off-The-Shelf in Chaldean Numerology is: 7

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of Off-The-Shelf in Pythagorean Numerology is: 2

Examples of Off-The-Shelf in a Sentence

  1. Richard Aboulafia:

    People who fly planes want the best value for money, which means off-the-shelf, people who want jobs and technology development schemes have different priorities. That's why the two groups don't like each other much.

  2. Alido Di Diovanni:

    You can have 360 (degree) video streams all round the world, operators can send feeds, for instance, from sporting events, from museums, restaurants, and so forth, users could connect to those VR streams and as they connect to them they can engage users within that space, and they can engage users who maybe don't have to have off-the-shelf phones. So a user may have got a phone from an operator that supports standard based video calling. You'd see a user net VR space and you'd be able to click on them and actually initiate a video call with that user overlaid on a 360 stream.

  3. Thomas Moore:

    The radar that we choose is going to be an off-the-shelf radar that we tailor to the ship. There are a number of radars out there that appear to meet the specs. This will not be a developmental issue. LHA 8 will be the first ship to get AESR.

  4. Dave Chiokadze:

    I'll identify if they are a Trump supporter, and I'll give them an opportunity, i'll tell them we have free shirts, we have Trump gear, 'cause that's going off the shelf.

  5. Julie Bing:

    We recommend parents go to the store, and ask if they can take the model off the shelf and go out to their car and try it. It might look great on the shelf and have all the greatest safety ratings, but if it doesn’t fit in your vehicle, it may not be the best option for you.


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