Prepared for immediate action or use. / Inclined; apt to happen. / Liable at any moment. / Not slow or hesitating; quick in action or perception of any kind.

(transitive) To prepare; to make ready for action.

(slang) ready money; cash

(idiomatic) Ready; in a state of preparation or waiting; in position or anticipation.

present participle of ready

plural of Ready

A surname.

simple past tense and past participle of ready

The state or degree of being ready; preparedness. / Willingness.

(Britain, informal) Cash, especially bank notes.