ready
noun/ˈredi/
/ˈredi/
readies
[plural] (also the ready [singular])
(British English, informal)Idioms - money that you can use immediatelyWord OriginMiddle English: from Old English rǣde (from a Germanic base meaning ‘arrange, prepare’; related to Dutch gereed) + -y.
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Idioms
See ready in the Oxford Advanced American Dictionaryat the ready
- available to be used immediately
- Officers had their guns at the ready.
- Have your questions at the ready.
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