make-ready

[meyk-red-ee]

noun

1. Printing.,  the process of preparing a form for printing by overlays or underlays to equalize the impression.

2. the act or process of making something ready for use.

   a charge for make-ready on the new car.

make-ready

noun

1. printing the process of preparing the forme and the cylinder or platen packing to achieve the correct impression all over the forme

Word History and Origins

Origin of make-ready¹

First recorded in 1820–30; noun use of verb phrase make ready

Idioms and Phrases

see get ready.

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