oven-ready


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oven-ready

adj
1. (Cookery) (of various foods) bought already prepared so that they are ready to be cooked in the oven
2. (Professions) (of a new employee) ready to start work immediately without further training: oven-ready graduates.
Collins English Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014

ov′en-read′y


adj.
(of food) completely prepared and ready for baking.
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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Adj.1.oven-ready - prepared before sale and ready to be cooked
prepared - made ready or fit or suitable beforehand; "a prepared statement"; "be prepared for emergencies"
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Translations

oven-ready

[ˌʌvnˈredɪ] ADJ → listo para el horno
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

oven-ready

[ˌʌvnˈrɛdɪ] adj → pronto/a da infornare
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
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