off-the-shelf
adjective
: available as a stock item : not specially designed or custom-made
off-the-shelf software
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she chose to have her computer designed to her specifications rather than buying an off-the-shelf machine
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Because virtually no mainstream economists think that universal tariffs are a good idea, there is no off-the-shelf policy model to adopt.
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Benjamin Wallace-Wells, The New Yorker, 23 Jan. 2025
Instead of relying on outdated off-the-shelf solutions, HR leaders must identify the specific skills and capabilities necessary to achieve their company’s strategic objectives.
—Dave Barnett, Forbes, 22 Jan. 2025
According to Straits Research, the global off-the-shelf secondhand furniture market was valued at $29.8 billion in 2021.
—Justin Gest, Newsweek, 20 Jan. 2025
After all, off-the-shelf commercial quadcopter drones modified to carry explosives for one-way ground attack missions are ubiquitous on the battlefields of the 2020s.
—Paul Iddon, Forbes, 17 Jan. 2025
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Benjamin Wallace-Wells, The New Yorker, 23 Jan. 2025
Instead of relying on outdated off-the-shelf solutions, HR leaders must identify the specific skills and capabilities necessary to achieve their company’s strategic objectives.
—Dave Barnett, Forbes, 22 Jan. 2025
According to Straits Research, the global off-the-shelf secondhand furniture market was valued at $29.8 billion in 2021.
—Justin Gest, Newsweek, 20 Jan. 2025
After all, off-the-shelf commercial quadcopter drones modified to carry explosives for one-way ground attack missions are ubiquitous on the battlefields of the 2020s.
—Paul Iddon, Forbes, 17 Jan. 2025
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“Off-the-shelf.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/off-the-shelf. Accessed 8 Feb. 2025.
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