man·u·fac·tur·ing

man·u·fac·tur·ing
/ˌmænjəˈfækʧərıŋ/ noun [noncount]
: the industry or business of making products especially with machines in factories

Manufacturing is central to the economy of the country.

They've created new jobs in manufacturing.


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  • man|u|fac|ture — «MAN yuh FAK chuhr», verb, tured, tur|ing, noun. –v.t. 1. to make by hand or by machine. A big factory manufactures goods in large quantities by using machines and dividing the work up among many people. 2. to make into something useful: »to… …   Useful english dictionary

  • man — man·dae·an·ism; man·da·ic; man·da·la; man·da·ment; man·dan; man·dant; man·da·pa; man·dar; man·da·rin·ate; man·da·rin·ism; man·da·tary; man·da·tee; man·da·tor; man·da·to·ri·ly; man·da·tum; man·da·ya; man·de; man·de·ism; man·del·ate; man·del·ic;… …   English syllables

  • tur — ac·cul·tur·ate; ac·cul·tur·a·tion; ac·cul·tur·a·tion·al; ac·cul·tur·a·tion·ist; ac·cul·tur·a·tive; ac·cul·tur·ize; ad·mit·ta·tur; ad·ven·tur·er; ad·ven·tur·ess; ad·ven·tur·ism; ad·ven·tur·ist; ad·ven·tur·ous; ad·ven·tur·ous·ly;… …   English syllables

  • manufacturing — man|u|fac|tur|ing W3 [ˌmænjuˈfæktʃərıŋ] n [U] the process or business of producing goods in factories ▪ Thousands of jobs had been lost in manufacturing. ▪ the manufacturing industry …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • manufacturing — man|u|fac|tur|ing [ ,mænjə fæktʃərıŋ ] noun uncount * the business of making goods in large quantities in a factory: Employment in industries involved in manufacturing fell by nearly 3 million …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • Manufacturing — Man u*fac tur*ing, a. 1. Employed, or chiefly employed, in manufacture; as, a manufacturing community; a manufacturing town. [1913 Webster] 2. Pertaining to manufacture; as, manufacturing projects. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Nonmanufacturing — Non*man u*fac tur*ing, a. Not carrying on manufactures. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • manufacturing — man‧u‧fac‧tur‧ing [ˌmænjˈfæktʆrɪŋ] noun [uncountable] MANUFACTURING 1. the process or business of producing goods in factories: • IBM is the world leader in software for manufacturing. • The aircraft industry has been one of the few strong… …   Financial and business terms

  • er — er·i·an·thus; er·ic; er·i·ca; er·i·ca·ce·ae; er·i·cad; er·i·ca·les; er·i·ce·tal; er·i·ce·tic·o·lous; er·i·coid; er·i·co·phyte; erig·er·on; er·i·glos·sa; er·ik·ite; er·i·na·ceous; er·i·na·ceus; er·in·ite; er·i·nose; er·i·o·bot·rya;… …   English syllables

  • manufacture — man•u•fac•ture [[t]ˌmæn yəˈfæk tʃər[/t]] v. tured, tur•ing, n. 1) to make or produce by hand or machinery, esp. on a large scale 2) to work up (material) into form for use: to manufacture cotton[/ex] 3) to fabricate; concoct: to manufacture an… …   From formal English to slang

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