manufacturing

nounadjectiveverbattested in dialogue

United Kingdom//ˌmænjʊˈfækt͡ʃəɹɪŋ//
Canada//ˌmænjəˈfækt͡ʃəɹɪŋ//
Canada/[ˌmɛənjəˈfækt͡ʃəɹɪŋ]/

The transformation of raw materials into finished products, usually on a large scale.

noun

1
The transformation of raw materials into finished products, usually on a large scale.
2
The industry in which such products are made.

adjective

1
Used in manufacturing.
More than a mere source of Promethean sustenance to thwart the cold and cook one's meat, wood was quite simply mankind's first industrial and manufacturing fuel.

verb

1
Also a form of manufacturepresent participle and gerund of manufacture

Forms

plural: manufacturings

manufacture · The action or process of making goods systematically or on a…manufactured · manmade; produced by humans rather than nature manufacturer · A person or company that manufactures.

manufacturing · The transformation of raw materials into finished products, usually on a large scale.

manure · To apply manure (as fertilizer or soil improver).manuscript · Handwritten, or by extension manually typewritten, as opposed…many · before a countable noun: A large, indefinite number of.

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