Dictionary.com
Thesaurus.com

oven-ready

British  

adjective

  1. (of various foods) bought already prepared so that they are ready to be cooked in the oven

  2. (of a new employee) ready to start work immediately without further training

    oven-ready graduates

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Example Sentences

Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.

See Examples For:

Wonder sees a particularly big opportunity in delivering oven-ready meals via drones.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 7, 2026

Mr Šefčovič said the EU proposals were "oven-ready" and would offer stability and legal clarity to firms.

From BBC ● Jun. 15, 2022

Takeout: Metropolitan Grill’s chef-prepared holiday meals for four are all oven-ready and include one main, all sides, dessert and simple heating instructions.

From Seattle Times ● Dec. 18, 2021

In this reimagined version of a comfort staple, bacon, sausage and cheese are layered between oven-ready lasagna noodles.

From Salon ● Oct. 17, 2021

Each of them had gone from clucking animal to oven-ready roaster in ten minutes, give or take.

From "The Omnivore's Dilemma" by Michael Pollan

Random Word

Spin the wheel and learn a new word!

Get a word

Vocabulary.com logo
by dictionary.com

Join 14,000,000 vocabulary learners

Start learning new words today on VocabTrainer.
You'll remember them forever.

Start training