
What Does “off the shelf” mean?
Definition:
ready made for purchase; in a form that is ready to be used.
Example(s)
It is often cheaper to buy off the shelf goods.
This idiom is in the furniture category.
  
ready made for purchase; in a form that is ready to be used.
It is often cheaper to buy off the shelf goods.
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