"off-the-shelf" meaning in All languages combined

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Adjective [English]

Audio: En-au-off-the-shelf.ogg
Rhymes: -ɛlf Head templates: {{en-adjective|-}} off-the-shelf (not comparable)
  1. (idiomatic) As purchased or as commonly available, without modification or customization. Tags: idiomatic, not-comparable Synonyms: off the shelf [phrase] Related terms: COTS, on the shelf Translations (as purchased or as commonly available): sur étagère (French), gebrauchsfertig (German), pronto all'uso (Italian), commerciale (Italian), av hylla (Norwegian Bokmål), disponible en estantes (Spanish), direkt från hyllan (Swedish), kullanıma hazır (Turkish), satışa hazır (Turkish)

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