off-the-shelf
adjective
: available as a stock item : not specially designed or custom-made
off-the-shelf software
Examples of off-the-shelf in a Sentence
she chose to have her computer designed to her specifications rather than buying an off-the-shelf machine
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DoD brass blocked it from using off-the-shelf commercial satellites, as originally envisioned, over worries about relying on private-sector companies that could fail or change their business strategies.
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Jeremy Bogaisky, Forbes, 20 Feb. 2025
Other research teams, including scientists at MD Anderson, are working on off-the-shelf mRNA vaccines for pancreatic cancer, meaning the vaccines have a target that is common in all pancreatic cancer tumors, rather than a personalized target based on a person’s individual tumor.
—Kaitlin Sullivan, NBC News, 19 Feb. 2025
Because virtually no mainstream economists think that universal tariffs are a good idea, there is no off-the-shelf policy model to adopt.
—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Instead of relying on outdated off-the-shelf solutions, HR leaders must identify the specific skills and capabilities necessary to achieve their company’s strategic objectives.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
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Jeremy Bogaisky, Forbes, 20 Feb. 2025
Other research teams, including scientists at MD Anderson, are working on off-the-shelf mRNA vaccines for pancreatic cancer, meaning the vaccines have a target that is common in all pancreatic cancer tumors, rather than a personalized target based on a person’s individual tumor.
—Kaitlin Sullivan, NBC News, 19 Feb. 2025
Because virtually no mainstream economists think that universal tariffs are a good idea, there is no off-the-shelf policy model to adopt.
—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Instead of relying on outdated off-the-shelf solutions, HR leaders must identify the specific skills and capabilities necessary to achieve their company’s strategic objectives.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
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“Off-the-shelf.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/off-the-shelf. Accessed 27 Feb. 2025.
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