# readies

Pronunciation: say "RED-eez" /ˈɹɛd.iz/

## Verb

1. Third-person singular present of ready. — third-person singular simple present indicative of ready
   - Simple: Third-person singular present of ready. Use it with he, she, or it.
   - _The pilot readies the aircraft for departure._
   - _Each spring, the gardener readies the soil for new planting._

## Noun

2. Cash, especially in the form of bank notes. *(colloquial, British)*
   - Simple: Money in cash form, especially paper notes you can spend right away.
   - _He paid for the whole lot in readies, no questions asked._
   - _I'm a bit short on readies until payday._

## Origin

Formed from 'ready' plus the ending '-s', derived from the phrase 'ready money'.

Source: DictionaryAI, https://dictionaryai.com/define/readies (written from Wiktionary data, CC BY-SA 4.0: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/).