storebought
Not homemade goods
Storebought describes something purchased from a store rather than made at home: storebought cookies, storebought costumes.
The word often carries a faint note of inferiority—homemade is presumed better, more authentic, made with care.
But it can also signal convenience or reliability: Sometimes storebought pie crust is just fine.
Also spelled store-bought.
Requiring no cooking
- prepackagedSealed before sale
- microwaveableSafe for radiation cooking
- frozenSolidified by extreme cold
- instantBriefest unit of time
canned · boxed · shelf-stable · grab-and-go · prepared · quick · jarred · bottled
Fabricated by apparatus
- manufacturedMade by machinery
- standardizedMade uniform across cases
- uniformIdentical throughout
- industrialOf factories and production
prefabricated · mass-market · bulk · generic · off-the-shelf · replicated · processed · preservatives
Sales to end users
- supermarketSelf-service food retailer
- groceryFood retail shop
- brand-nameProprietary product name
- chainLinked segments forming length
franchise · big-box · markup · aisle · wholesale · distributor · inventory · stocked
Prepared at one's residence
- handmadeCreated manually, not mechanically
- artisanalMade by skilled craftspeople
- craftSkilled manual art
- scratch-madeCreated from basic ingredients
DIY · hand-picked · farm-fresh · small-batch · cottage · bespoke · authentic · traditional
ready-to-eat
Requiring no cooking
- prepackagedSealed before sale
- microwaveableSafe for radiation cooking
- frozenSolidified by extreme cold
instant · canned · boxed · shelf-stable · grab-and-go · prepared · quick · jarred · bottled · single-serve
machine-made
Fabricated by apparatus
- manufacturedMade by machinery
- standardizedMade uniform across cases
- uniformIdentical throughout
industrial · prefabricated · mass-market · bulk · generic · off-the-shelf · replicated · processed · preservatives · additives
retail
Sales to end users
- supermarketSelf-service food retailer
- groceryFood retail shop
- brand-nameProprietary product name
chain · franchise · big-box · markup · aisle · wholesale · distributor · inventory · stocked · imported
homemade
Prepared at one's residence
- handmadeCreated manually, not mechanically
- artisanalMade by skilled craftspeople
- craftSkilled manual art
scratch-made · DIY · hand-picked · farm-fresh · small-batch · cottage · bespoke · authentic · traditional · natural
storeboughthomemade
Prepared at one's residence
handmade · hand-crafted · homegrown · from scratch · DIY
storeboughthomemade
Prepared at one's residence
authentic · artisanal · craft · small-batch · traditional