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The definition of ready made is something that has already been created, as opposed to something made to order.

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An example of ready-made is a pre-wrapped sandwich you pick up from the store instead of a sandwich from a sandwich shop where you get to specify the sandwich ingredients.

See ready-made in Webster's New World College Dictionary

adjective

made so as to be ready for use or sale at once; not made-to-order: ready-made suits
commonplace; stock: ready-made opinions
conveniently available and suitable: no ready-made solutions to difficult social problems

noun

something that is ready-made
Art an ordinary, usually mass-produced object displayed as a work of art; also, a composition consisting of more than one such object

See ready-made in American Heritage Dictionary 4

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adjective

Already made, prepared, or available: ready-made clothes.
Handy or expedient, especially because of familiarity, frequent use, or preplanning: a raft of ready-made excuses.

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