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manufacture

n. uncountable
B2 Upper Intermediate Oxford US //ˌmænjəˈfæktʃɝ// UK //mˌænjuːfˈæktʃɐ// man·u·fac·ture General-service Vulgar

n. the process of making products in large amounts, usually in a factory using machines. It describes the business of creating goods to be sold.

n. the systematic production of goods on a large scale, typically involving industrial machinery and a division of labour. Often used to distinguish industrial creation from artisanal or manual craft.


SIMPLE

The manufacture of cars requires a lot of steel.

CONTEXTUAL

The local economy depends heavily on the manufacture of electronic components for export.

COMPLEX

Advances in automated assembly lines have significantly reduced the costs associated with the manufacture of consumer electronics, though they have also displaced many traditional factory roles.

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Origin

From Middle French manufacture, from Old French, from Medieval Latin manūfactūra (“a making by hand”), from manūfactus, a compound of manū factus, manū being ablative of manus (“hand”), and factus past participle of faciō (“to do, make”). Compare manual, facture.

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