off-the-peg

ˌɔːf ðə ˈpɛɡ

Definition of off-the-peg - Reverso English Dictionary

Adjective

clothing

Rare

made and sold in standard sizes

Rare

She bought an off-the-peg dress for the event.

off-the-rack

ready-to-wear

non-clothing

Rare

ready-made and not customized for specific needs

Rare

He used an off-the-peg solution for the software issue.

off-the-shelf

ready-made

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buy clothes off-the-peg

purchase ready-made clothes from a store

She decided to buy clothes off-the-peg for the event.

off-the-peg clothes

clothes made in standard sizes for sale

She prefers off-the-peg clothes for their convenience.

off-the-peg clothing

adj.

ready-made and available in standard sizes

She prefers off-the-peg clothing for its convenience.

buy a dress off-the-peg

purchase a ready-made dress from a store

She decided to buy a dress off-the-peg for the party.

Origin of off-the-peg

English, off (away) + peg (hook)

Examples of off-the-peg in a sentence

Off-the-peg shirts are often more affordable than tailored ones.
They opted for an off-the-peg template for the website.
The off-the-peg furniture fit perfectly in the small apartment.

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French:prêt-à-porter, générique, ...
German:von der Stange, vorgefertigt, ...
Italian:di taglia standard, standard, ...
Spanish:listo para usar, estándar, ...
Portuguese:confecionado, pronto, ...
Chinese:现成的, 非定制的, ...
Japanese:既製品の, 既製の, ...
Arabic:جاهز, معد مسبقا, ...
Hebrew:מוּכָן לִלְבִישָׁה, מִן הַמָּדָף, ...
Russian:готовая одежда, готовый, ...
Ukrainian:готовий одяг, готовий, ...
Hindi:तैयार कपड़े, तैयार, ...
Bengali:প্রস্তুত তৈরি, রেডিমেড, ...
Catalan:de confecció, prefabricat, ...
Czech:konfekční, standardní, ...
Danish:færdigsyet, standard, ...
Dutch:confectie, kant-en-klaar, ...
Greek:έτοιμο, έτοιμος, ...
Hungarian:konfekció, kész, ...
Khmer:ផលិតរួចជាស្រេច, ស្រេចប្រើ, ...
Korean:기성복, 기성의, ...
Persian:آماده, غیراختصاصی, ...
Polish:gotowy, uniwersalny, ...
Portuguese (BR):confecionado, pronto, ...
Romanian:standard, de serie, ...
Swedish:färdigsydd, färdig, ...
Thai:สำเร็จรูป, พร้อมใช้, ...
Turkish:hazır giyim, hazır, ...
Vietnamese:may sẵn, có sẵn, ...

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