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adjective
Date: 1950
available as a stock item ; not specially designed or custom-made <off-the-shelf software>
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off the shelf — ˌoff the ˈshelf adjective COMMERCE an off the shelf product is made to a standard design and can be bought in the shops: • off the shelf database software • Standard off the shelf systems are displacing the custom products that were the company s … Financial and business terms
off-the-shelf — ˌoff the ˈshelf adjective COMMERCE an off the shelf product is made to a standard design and can be bought in the shops: • off the shelf database software • Standard off the shelf systems are displacing the custom products that were the company s … Financial and business terms
Off-the-shelf — may refer to: Off the shelf component Commercial off the shelf, a phrase in computing terminology Ready to wear Shelf corporation, a type of company Off the Shelf Festival, a festival of writing and reading which takes place each year in… … Wikipedia
off-the-shelf — adjective, adverb sold for general use, not made for a particular person or purpose: off the shelf computer software You can buy all these items off the shelf … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
off-the-shelf — adj. 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}. [WordNet 1.5 +PJC] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
off-the-shelf — adj, adv already made and available in shops rather than being designed especially for a customer ▪ off the shelf database software … Dictionary of contemporary English
off the shelf — If a product is off the shelf, it can be used straightaway without any setting up … The small dictionary of idiomes
off the shelf — ► off the shelf taken from existing stock, not designed or made to order. Main Entry: ↑shelf … English terms dictionary
off-the-shelf — off′ the shelf′ adj. 1) cvb readily available from merchandise in stock 2) cvb made according to a standardized format; ready made • Etymology: 1945–50 … From formal English to slang
Off the shelf — In finance or when buying things, off the shelf refers to products that have already been designed and made, compared to made to measure, (or one off, custom built, custom made, etc.), which refers to products that have to be made to a special… … Wikipedia
off-the-shelf — mod. readily available; purchasable without any special difficulties or delays. □ This is just plain old off the shelf hand lotion. Isn’t it great? □ Is it off the shelf? □ I don’t use off the shelf software in my computer. I write my own … Dictionary of American slang and colloquial expressions
