on-ramp

noun

: a ramp by which one enters a limited-access highway

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Once finalised, those templates become the on-ramp for wallet vendors, AML analytics firms, and identity providers. Zennon Kapron, Forbes.com, 30 Apr. 2025 When Margaret Atwood released her follow-up to The Handmaid’s Tale in 2019, there was an expectation that the TV series would function like a long, bumpy on-ramp to the new novel. Amanda Whiting, Vulture, 29 Apr. 2025 Even when payments restarted in late 2023, the Department offered a temporary on-ramp period during which missed payments wouldn’t immediately trigger defaults or collections. Shahar Ziv, Forbes.com, 22 Apr. 2025 While there’s a few solid tutorials with different missions to walk players through the game’s many systems, and Episodes of South Town provides its own entry level on-ramp, many of the features in the tutorials are lacking compared to other games. Christopher Cruz, Rolling Stone, 21 Apr. 2025 See All Example Sentences for on-ramp

Word History

First Known Use

1956, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of on-ramp was in 1956

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“On-ramp.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/on-ramp. Accessed 12 May. 2025.

Kids Definition

on-ramp

noun
ˈȯn-ˌramp,
ˈän-
: a ramp by which one enters a limited-access highway
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