The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.
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 — 1. Immediately available, in stock 2. (of a company) registered only in order to be sold • • • Main Entry: ↑shelf * * * off the shelf phrase available to buy without being ordered or designed for a particular customer The company could have a… … Useful english dictionary
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, 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 — [ôf′thə shelf′] adj. designating commercial products that are ready for use without modification … English World 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
