Store-bought (adjective)

Made or sold by a retail shop, as opposed to being homemade.

Origin:

Compound word, made up of "store" meaning a retail shop, and "bought" meaning purchased. first recorded use of the word in this form was in 1852.

Examples:

  1. I don't have time to make my own bread, so I always buy store-bought.
  2. She was impressed by the quality of the store-bought cookies.
  3. I prefer homemade pizza to store-bought.
  4. Store-bought cakes are not as good as homemade ones.
  5. He is not satisfied with store-bought clothes and prefer to buy them from tailor.
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