ready-to-drink

English

Alternative forms

• ready to drink

Pronunciation

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Adjective

ready-to-drink (not comparable)

1. Describing a packaged beverage sold in a prepared form, ready for consumption, such as ice tea or alcopops.

   Synonym: (initialism) RTD

Noun

ready-to-drink (plural ready-to-drinks)

1. (informal) A ready-to-drink beverage.

   Synonym: (initialism) RTD

   • 2022 June 14, Tyler Zielinski, “Batch cocktail recipes for summer: Five ideal options for al fresco drinking”, in Evening Standard‎^[1]:

     Of course, ready-to-drinks have their place — and yes, they’re convenient — but pre-batching a cocktail using fresh ingredients and sharing it with friends in the garden or at a picnic in the park is a proper flex that will never go unappreciated.