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readies
read·y R0069000 (rĕd′ē)adj. read·i·er, read·i·est 1. Prepared or available for service, action, or progress: I am ready to work. The soup will be ready in a minute. The pupils are ready to learn to read.2. Mentally disposed; willing: He was ready to believe her.3. Likely or about to do something: She is ready to retire.4. Prompt in apprehending or reacting: a ready intelligence; a ready response.5. Available: ready money.tr.v. read·ied, read·y·ing, read·ies To cause to be ready.Idioms: at the ready Available for immediate use: soldiers with machine guns at the ready; students with notebooks at the ready. make ready To make preparations.
[Middle English redy : Old English rǣde; see reidh- in Indo-European roots + Middle English -y, -y; see -y1.]
read′i·ness n.readies (ˈrɛdɪz) pl ninformal a variant of ready8[from ready money]TranslationsEncyclopediaSeereadyReadies
ReadiesIn the United Kingdom, a slang term for cash, especially cash kept in a wallet for immediate use. |