Manufacture meaning

What does “manufacture” mean? Definitions, examples, synonyms and opposites.

“manufacture” is a noun and verb with 6 meanings. Its most common meaning is: the organized action of making of goods and services for sale.

manufacture

noun

  1. the organized action of making of goods and services for sale

    “American industry is making increased use of computers to control production”

    Synonymsindustry
  2. the act of making something (a product) from raw materials

    “the synthesis and fabrication of single crystals”

    “an improvement in the manufacture of explosives”

verb

  1. put together out of artificial or natural components or parts

    “the company fabricates plastic chairs”

    “They manufacture small toys”

  2. concoct something artificial or untrue

  3. produce naturally

    “this gland manufactures a specific substance only”

  4. create or produce in a mechanical way

    “This novelist has been manufacturing his books following his initial success”

Source: WordNet 3.1, Princeton University

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