Off the shelf
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In finance
When buying things, "Off the shelf" refers to products that have already been designed and made, compared to "made to measure" ("one-off", "custom-built", "custom made", etc.) which refers to products that have to be made to a special order.
Off the shelf products are generally cheaper and more quickly available than made to measure.
In the manufacturing of clothing, equivalent terms are off the rack, ready-to-wear, and prêt-à-porter.
Other meanings
"Off the Shelf" is also the title of three radio programmes:
- The BBC World Service (British) programme which serialises books. [Official website here]
- The RTÉ Radio 1 (Ireland) programme on which a panel of contributors discuss literature topics. [Official website here]
- The folk music programme on WHRO (USA). [Official website here]
See also
- Commercial off-the-shelf (also known as COTS)
- "On the Shelf", A lady who is not dating or is a spinster.
- Off the hook
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