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Meanings of off-the-rack in inglês

(Especially of clothing) made in standard sizes and available from merchandise in stock.

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        Examples for "off-the-shelf"
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        Optus said an off-the-shelf product will be available in the coming months.
        News.com.au
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        There were no off-the-shelf procedures or lists of war crimes to use.
        War by other means: an insider's account of the war on terror
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        Consumer-electronics companies are now trying to step in to offer off-the-shelf gadgets.
        Wired
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        But the rest is from a number of commercial, off-the-shelf software programs.
        Wired
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        There are all kinds of off-the-shelf schemes to help people do this.
        The Guardian
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        Next year she will launch an off-the-peg range at more affordable prices.
        The Irish Times
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        Excuse me while I fall screaming into a gaping off-the-peg CGI ravine.
        The Irish Times
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        She was short, slender, and well-dressed in an off-the-peg but good-quality turquoise skirt suit.
        Moon Over Soho
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        His strange American film Fear X looked a little too much like off-the-peg David Lynch.
        The Irish Times
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        He bought a small, off-the-peg company, endowed it with the money, and applied for charitable status.
        Anansi Boys
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        The ready-to-wear clothes industry, New York's major industry, is almost exclusively Jewish.
        Hermit in paris: autobiographical writings
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        His fashion empire includes a ready-to-wear collection, accessories, home decor and fragrance.
        Reuters
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        He refused to compromise and produce ready-to-wear like so many other couturiers.
        The new yorker
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        Or did he patronize a ready-to-wear shop that catered especially to primates?
        The mammoth book of the best of best new sf
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        He quit Patou, and hired himself out as a freelance ready-to-wear designer.
        The Guardian
        Usage of off-the-rack in inglês
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        No offense, but that cheap off-the-rack suit doesn't help you fit in.
        The capitol game
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        They were both wearing off-the-rack suits, and neither looked very happy.
        Monster Hunter International
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        It appeared to have been customised, with the off-the-rack version almost floor length.
        News.com.au
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        He wore an off-the-rack blue suit that draped nicely over his fit body.
        Storm Front
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        Nothing vital, nothing that wasn't off-the-rack at any decent sawbones.
        Sea of Rust
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        Between her designer clothes purchased on Biblioteksgatan and Pernilla's off-the-rack blouses and long skirts.
        The ice princess
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        His polyester shirt, tie, and off-the-rack suit suggested midlevel management.
        Bones Never Lie
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        Maxine Berkowitz wore a nicer-quality, tan, off-the-rack business suit.
        Deadly Heat
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        The rest of him, off-the-rack in a brown suit.
        Haunted: a novel of stories
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        She took in the short, round man in the off-the-rack suit and bright yellow tie.
        Emperor Mollusk Versus the Sinister Brain
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        Even if Caroline might have agreed to off-the-rack bridesmaid dresses, Samantha doubted C. B. Graham would.
        Secret weapon spouse
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        Alteration of off-the-rack items was just as bad.
        61 hours
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        She dresses in off-the-rack men's jackets and trousers.
        News.com.au
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        Covert Couture Designer one- offs modeled after off-the-rack merchandise.
        Wired
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        She wore an off-the-rack tailored navy suit, with pointy-toed shoes that were worn at the heels.
        Damaged
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        Instead of taking off-the-rack clothes to the tailor, what if she could buy her clothes tailor-made?
        Wired