store-bought
Definition
- Adjective:
- Purchased from a store; not homemade or made from scratch: Describes an item, typically food or goods, that has been bought ready-made from a retail establishment rather than being produced at home.
Usage Examples
- Adjective:
- For the party, she served store-bought cookies instead of baking her own.
- He prefers the taste of homemade jam, but store-bought is more convenient.
- The costume was mostly handmade, but she used a store-bought mask.
Advanced Usage
- Implication of Convenience vs. Quality: The term often carries an implied comparison, suggesting that while a "store-bought" item is convenient, it may lack the perceived quality, authenticity, or care of a homemade equivalent.
- The judge in the baking contest could instantly tell which pie was store-bought.
Variants and Related Words
- Boughten (adj., regional/informal): An older or dialectal synonym for "store-bought," meaning purchased from a store.
- She wore a boughten dress to the dance.
Synonyms
- Commercial: Produced for sale to the public.
- Ready-made: Made in advance for purchase, not to order.
- Pre-packaged: Packaged before being offered for sale.
Antonyms
- Homemade: Made at home, not commercially.
- Handmade: Made by hand, not by machine.
- Artisanal: Made in a traditional or non-mechanized way by a skilled craftsperson.
Adjective
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purchased; not homemade
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my boughten clothes
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a store-bought dress
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