ready-mix

[ red-ee-miks, -miks ]

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.

adjective

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

   ready-mix pancakes.

ready-mix

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of ready-mix¹

First recorded in 1945–50