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Meaning of "ready meal" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF READY MEAL

ready meal  [ˈrɛdɪ miːl] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF READY MEAL

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determiner
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Ready meal is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES READY MEAL MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Prepackaged meal

A prepackaged meal is a prepackaged frozen or chilled meal that usually comes as an individual portion. It requires very little preparation and contains all the elements for a single-serving meal. A TV dinner usually consists of a cut of meat, usually beef or chicken; with a vegetable, such as peas, carrots, corn, or potatoes; and sometimes a dessert, such as a brownie or apple cobbler. The entrée could also be pasta or a common type of fish, such as Atlantic cod. Rice is a common side item. The term TV dinner is a genericized trademark originally used for a brand of packaged meal developed in 1953 by C.A. Swanson & Sons. Swanson stopped using the name "TV Dinner" in 1962; in the United States the term remains synonymous with any prepackaged dinner purchased frozen in a supermarket and heated at home. The original TV Dinner came in an aluminum tray and was heated in an oven. Most frozen food trays are now made of microwaveable material, usually plastic.

Definition of ready meal in the English dictionary

The definition of ready meal in the dictionary is a meal that has been partly or completely cooked before it is sold so that it can be quickly heated up later, esp one that is available to buy packaged from a supermarket.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH READY MEAL


cornmeal
ˈkɔːnmiːl
fishmeal
ˈfɪʃˌmiːl
fistmele
ˈfɪstˌmiːl
inchmeal
ˈɪntʃˌmiːl
limbmeal
ˈlɪmˌmiːl
meal
miːl
nutmeal
ˈnʌtˌmiːl
oatmeal
ˈəʊtˌmiːl
piecemeal
ˈpiːsˌmiːl
premeal
priːˈmiːl
schlemiel
ʃləˈmiːl
schlemihl
ʃləˈmiːl
shlemiel
ʃləˈmiːl
sweetmeal
ˈswiːtˌmiːl
wheatmeal
ˈwiːtˌmiːl
wholemeal
ˈhəʊlˌmiːl
woodmeal
ˈwʊdˌmiːl

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE READY MEAL

readorn
readout
readvance
readvertise
readvertisement
readvise
ready
ready cash
ready money
ready reckoner
ready-cooked
ready-cut
ready-furnished
ready-made
ready-mix
ready-mixed
ready-prepared
ready-to-eat
ready-to-wear
ready-witted

WORDS THAT END LIKE READY MEAL

bar meal
barium meal
bone meal
buffet meal
corn meal
cottonseed meal
evening meal
Indian meal
matzo meal
mealie meal
mielie meal
school meal
square meal
takeaway meal

Synonyms and antonyms of ready meal in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «ready meal» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF READY MEAL

Find out the translation of ready meal to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of ready meal from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «ready meal» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

熟菜
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

comida lista
570 millions of speakers

English

ready meal
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

तैयार भोजन
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

وجبة جاهزة
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

полуфабрикаты
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

refeição pronta
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

তৈরী খাবার
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

repas prêts
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Makan siap
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Fertiggerichte
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

レディーミール
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

세미
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Siap mangan
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

ăn liền
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

தயாராக உணவு
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

तयार जेवण
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

hazır yemek
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

piatti pronti
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

gotowy posiłek
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

напівфабрикати
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

semi-fabricate
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

ημικατεργασμένα
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

gereed maaltyd
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

halvfabrikat
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

halvfabrikat
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of ready meal

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «READY MEAL»

The term «ready meal» is regularly used and occupies the 96.051 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «READY MEAL» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about ready meal

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «READY MEAL»

Discover the use of ready meal in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to ready meal and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Ready Meal Technology
An overview of modern eating patterns and the thought processes of designing a new product. Key issues relating to raw material selection, monitoring product quality, hygiene, safety and packaging are reviewed.
Andrea Menlove, J. Sainsbury, 2002
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Handbook of Frozen Food Processing and Packaging, Second Edition
The preparation steps for vegetables produce large amounts of waste and are also a source of contamination; so, many frozen ready meal manufacturers buy in prefrozen IQF (individually quick frozen) vegetables of the required size and ...
Da-Wen Sun, 2011
3
Innovations in Food Packaging
Figures 12.2a–c show representative results for the effect of argon MAP upon microbes across three different ready-meal types. Figure 12.2a shows the total viable count (TVC) in a pasta carbonara ready-meal product under air, nitrogen MAP ...
Jung H. Han, 2005
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Frozen Food Science and Technology
The conclusion is that freeze-chilling and sous-vide-freezing are suitable technologies for many ready-meals and ready-meal components, including sauces, and offer logistic and shelf-life benefits during distribution and retailing.
Judith Evans, 2009
5
Food Technology
The cannelloni in this case study is a chilled ready-meal made from fresh egg pasta with beef and tomato filling and a creamy sauce, topped with Parmesan cheese. This is an example of batch production. The specification that the factory uses ...
Jenny Ridgwell, Alison Winson, 2001
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HACCP and ISO 22000: Application to Foods of Animal Origin
(2004) investigated the beliefs about the prototypical attributes of ready meal consumers and whether these beliefs have any actual basis when compared with self-reported behaviours of ready meal consumers. In a survey, respondents ...
Ioannis S. Arvanitoyannis, 2009
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Introduction to Marketing: Theory and Practice
The structure and values of society have contributed to the growth of the UK ready meal market, and may explain why grow here is greater than in France or Germany. Ready meals particularly appeal to single households, and those ' cellular' ...
Adrian Palmer, 2012
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CIMA Official Learning System Performance Management
R E L E V A N T C O S T A N D S H O R T -T E R M D E C I S I O N S 1.3 1.4 The following details relate to ready meals that are prepared by a food processing company: K L M Ready meal $/meal $/meal $/meal Selling price 5.00 3.00 4.40 ...
Jo Avis, 2009
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CIMA Exam Practice Kit Management Accounting Decision Management
1.1 The following details relate to ready meals that are prepared by a food processing company: Ready meal K L M $/meal $/meal $/meal Selling price 5.00 3.00 4.40 Ingredients 2.00 1.00 1.30 Variable conversion costs 1.60 0.80 1.85 Fixed ...
Ian Barnett, Simon Dawkins, 2006
10
Gaining the Edge in Pork and Poultry Production: Enhancing ...
Do not eat a 'proper' meal,just snack 1 3 2 4 6 4 Eat ready meals 1 3 1 4 6 5 Ready meal form Purchase frozen ready meals 1 4 2 2 6 5 Purchase chilled ready meals 1 2 3 3 5 5 Purchase canned ready meals 1 3 2 4 6 5 Purchase dried ready ...
Julie A. Taylor-Pickard, P. Spring, 2007

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «READY MEAL»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term ready meal is used in the context of the following news items.
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9th Circ. Vacates $4.5M Labor Ready Meal Break Deal
Law360, New York (June 2, 2015, 8:59 PM ET) -- The Ninth Circuit on Tuesday vacated a California district court's approval of a $4.5 million settlement between ... «Law360, Jun 15»
2
Charlie Bigham: a ready-meal cook's slow burn
Mr Bigham sees microwaves, and the “dreaded” ready meals that are their corollary, as standing for everything that is wrong with food today. For him they ... «Financial Times, Jun 15»
3
Sainsbury's, Waitrose and Morrisons recall dozens of ready meal lines
It subsequently emerged that this same batch of potatoes, running to hundreds of tonnes, had been used in a huge range of supermarket ready meals. «Daily Mail, May 15»
4
Many elderly people turn to ready meals, but can they compete with …
By 2017, it is thought that the ready-meals industry will have risen by 20.2 per ... high-street supermarkets pushing out the range of their ready-meal offerings, ... «The Independent, Apr 15»
5
Ready meals in barrier trays
French ready meal producer Gendreau Group and its subsidiary VIF have launched a range of high-quality 'country style' ready meal items in a thermoformed ... «Packaging World, Mar 15»
6
Read this and you'll never eat a ready meal again
And what happens in roadside fish and chops shop? He also opens a pack of frozen items, made to order. Soggy chips and mashed fish when fried from frozen ... «Daily Mail, Mar 15»
7
Best supermarket ready meals for Valentine's Day
And if you're not as handy in the kitchen as you are in the bedroom, then these supermarket ready-meals could mean the difference between an after-dinner ... «Daily Mail, Feb 15»
8
Daily ready meals could increase obesity risk
Eating ready meals every day may increase the risk of obesity and associated health problems, such as type 2 diabetes, heart disease and stroke, researchers ... «FoodNavigator.com, Feb 15»
9
Ready Meals Market Focus in Western Europe (16 countries)
Different countries focus on different ready meal types, with a clear underlying trend in retail markets in favour of Chilled Ready Meals as opposed to Frozen ... «PR Newswire, Jan 15»
10
Ready meal nutrition is pot luck, says new study
A new study into European ready meals found that pack contents and therefore nutritional value varies widely between batches of the same meal. «FoodNavigator.com, Oct 14»

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