ready-mix

American  

[red-ee-miks, -miks] / ˈrɛd iˌmɪks, -ˈmɪks /

noun

1. a commercial preparation in which the principal ingredients have already been mixed for easy use.

   a novice cook's reliance on ready-mixes.

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adjective

1. Also ready-mixed being a ready-mix; consisting of ingredients that are already mixed.

   ready-mix pancakes.

ready-mix British  

noun

1. (modifier) consisting of ingredients blended in advance, esp of food that is ready to cook or eat after addition of milk or water

   a ready-mix cake

2. concrete that is mixed before or during delivery to a building site

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Etymology

Origin of ready-mix

First recorded in 1945–50

Example Sentences

In Mexico, Cemex's volumes rose double digits on demand from the formal sector, while in the United States, cement and ready-mix volumes shrank on weakness in the state of California, the company said.

From Reuters • Oct. 26, 2023

After facing layoffs during the Great Recession, ready-mix driver Brett Gallagher said he feels for other workers whose jobs are affected.

From Seattle Times • Jan. 14, 2022

Her father retired as the general manager and co-founder of Pyramid Ready Mix, a company in Sterling, Ill., that provides the state with ready-mix concrete.

From New York Times • Mar. 8, 2020

Trump Tower, the president’s New York bunker and home on Fifth Avenue, was built in the early 1980s largely out of ready-mix concrete which at the time was controlled by Salerno and other mob leaders.

From The Guardian • Oct. 2, 2019

His dad ran a ready-mix concrete company and took his family on two-month vacations to Baja California.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 5, 2019