on-hand

Present and ready

On-hand describes something available and ready for immediate use.

Inventory that is on-hand sits in stock, not on order.

We have enough supplies on-hand to last the month.

The phrase often appears in business contexts: on-hand quantities, on-hand balance.

Someone on-hand is present and available to help: A technician will be on-hand if anything goes wrong.

ready

prepared

Made ready beforehand

nearby · reachable · obtainable · usable · serviceable · operational · functional · equipped · supplied · stocked

available

stockpile

Accumulated reserve supply

provisions · inventory · stock · cache · stash · surplus · backstock · store · reserves · accessible

cash

liquid

Free-flowing substance

  • currencyMedium of exchange
  • fundsAvailable financial resources
  • moneyCurrency for transactions

till · drawer · register · spending-money · float

Opposites
availability/presence

on-handunavailable

Cannot be accessed

backordered · depleted · sold out · absent · lacking

immediacy of access

on-handincoming

Moving toward arrival

pending · forthcoming · en route · awaited · outstanding

physical proximity

on-handoff-site

At another location

remote · inaccessible · out of reach · distant · elsewhere

Family

hand, hands, secondhand, offhand, underhanded, backhanded, at hand, offhanded, on hand

Familiarity
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Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Everyday, not technical · Rated G