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off-the-shelf

off-the-shelf adjective: as purchased or as commonly available, without modification or customization.

Adjective

off-the-shelf (not comparable)

  1. (idiomatic) As purchased or as commonly available, without modification or customization.
    • We can build a specialized part for you, but an off-the-shelf product will probably cost less.

off-the-shelf meaning in Tamil

off-the-shelf in Tamil

ஆயத்தப் பொருள்கள், உடன் பயன் பொருள்கள்

Forms of off-the-shelf

alternative formoff the shelf

Phrases with off-the-shelf

Words that rhyme with off-the-shelf

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Questions about off-the-shelf

What does off-the-shelf mean?
Off-the-shelf means as purchased or as commonly available, without modification or customization.
What is off-the-shelf in Tamil?
Off-the-shelf in Tamil is ஆயத்தப் பொருள்கள், உடன் பயன் பொருள்கள். See Off-the-shelf meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is off-the-shelf?
Off-the-shelf is an adjective.

Words near off-the-shelf in the dictionary

  1. off-the-gridder
  2. off-the-gridders
  3. off-the-peg
  4. off-the-rack
  5. off-the-record
  6. off-the-shelf
  7. off-the-shoulder
  8. off-the-wall
  9. off-time
  10. off-times
  11. off-topic

Source and license

Adapted from Wiktionary: off-the-shelf (page history and authors); off-the-shelf (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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