ready meal

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ready meal

noun ready meals · ready-meal

A prepackaged, fresh or frozen meal that only requires heating (often in a microwave) before being served, sometimes in its own packaging.

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noun prepackaged meal requiring minimal preparation from the eater

Français	plat préparé
Deutsch	Fertiggericht
Русский	полуфабрика́т polufabrikát

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@misc{ready_meal_2026,
  title = {ready meal},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/ready%20meal},
  urldate = {2026-11-07}
}