Meanings
nounready meal (plural ready meals)
plural ready meals · alternative ready-meal
- A prepackaged, fresh or frozen meal that only requires heating (often in a microwave) before being served, sometimes in its own packaging.
Synonyms & antonyms
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Translations
Danish færdigret
- færdigretprepackaged meal requiring minimal preparation from the eater
Finnish eines, valmisateria
- einesprepackaged meal requiring minimal preparation from the eater
- valmisateriaprepackaged meal requiring minimal preparation from the eater
- valmisruokaprepackaged meal requiring minimal preparation from the eater
French plat préparé
- plat préparéprepackaged meal requiring minimal preparation from the eater
German Fertiggericht
- Fertiggerichtprepackaged meal requiring minimal preparation from the eater
Polish gotowy posiłek, gotowe danie
- gotowy posiłekprepackaged meal requiring minimal preparation from the eater
- gotowe danieprepackaged meal requiring minimal preparation from the eater
Russian полуфабрика́т
- полуфабрика́т (polufabrikát)prepackaged meal requiring minimal preparation from the eater
Swedish färdigmat, färdigrätt
- färdigmatprepackaged meal requiring minimal preparation from the eater
- färdigrättprepackaged meal requiring minimal preparation from the eater
Turkish hazır yemek
- hazır yemekprepackaged meal requiring minimal preparation from the eater
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APA
ready meal. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ready%20meal
MLA
“ready meal.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ready%20meal. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “ready meal,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ready%20meal.
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