store-bought
[stawr-bawt, stohr-]
- commercially made rather than homemade.
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Origin of store-bought
First recorded in 1900–05
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Examples from the Web for store-bought
Contemporary Examples
Gambling, girls; you could buy a pint of moonshine for a dime, store-bought whiskey for a quarter.
Sally ate it with maple syrup; at home we ate the store-bought kind with ketchup.
Store-bought goods like milk and toilet paper are scarce and dear.
But I will concede that store-bought canisters are for disenfranchised kids—real (as opposed to kidult-size) teens.
Fed up with using half of a store-bought container of ricotta cheese, Petrit Husenaj embarked on making his own.
Historical Examples
In 1928 I traded a pair of store-bought boots to my uncle Neville Dobie for his copy of this book.
Guide to Life and Literature of the SouthwestJ. Frank Dobie
No "store-bought" medicines, but good old home-made remedies were used.
Slave Narratives: A Folk History of Slavery in the United States From Interviews with Former SlavesWork Projects Administration
Willis saw his first bedspring about 50 years ago and he still thinks a feather mattress superior to the store-bought variety.
Slave Narratives: A Folk History of Slavery in the United StatesWork Projects Administration
On de way from Columbia dey had lots of store-bought things to eat.