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Meaning of off the shelf | Babel Free

Noun CEFR C1

Definitions

Noun. [C1]

Examples

“After the war, the invaluable experience⟳ gained with mass production of the TP engines saw⟳ Davey Paxman in a favourable position to supply⟳ such units almost "off the shelf", a facility found to be of great value by oil companies engaged in well-drilling; [...].”
“Stadler Project Manager Matthias Hammerle explained: "These trains for the Liverpool City Region are not 'off the shelf' but have⟳ been tailored to a very specific brief."”

CEFR level

C1
Advanced
This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.
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See also

off the shits off the table off the tools off the top of one's head off the track off the wagon

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