manufacture

manufacture
▪ I. manufacture manufacture 2 noun [uncountable]
1. MANUFACTURING when large quantities of goods are produced to be sold, using machinery:

• Cigarettes become stale from one to three months after the date of manufacture.

manufacture of

• machine tools used in the manufacture of aircraft engines

comˌputer-ˌaided manuˈfacture abbreviation CAM MANUFACTURING
the use of computers to help make products
comˌputer-ˌintegrated manuˈfacture also comˌputer-ˌintegrated manuˈfacturing abbreviation CIM MANUFACTURING
when computers are used to plan, design, and make products — see also Cad/​Cam
2. manufactures [plural] formal MANUFACTURING goods produced in large quantities using machinery:

• changes in exports and imports of manufactures

  [m0] ▪ II. manufacture man‧u‧fac‧ture 1 [ˌmænjˈfæktʆə ǁ -ər] verb [transitive] MANUFACTURING
to produce large quantities of goods to be sold, using machinery:

• Nike started as a small company manufacturing running shoes.

manufacture something from something

• The drawers are manufactured from solid beech.

• Imports of manufactured goods are increasing.

— manufacturer noun [countable] :

• The contracts allow retailers to sell equipment at below the manufacturer's price.

• a leading paint manufacturer

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Ⅰ.
manufacture UK US /ˌmænjəˈfæktʃər/ verb [T] PRODUCTION
► to produce goods in large numbers, especially in a factory using machines: »

He works for a company that manufactures car parts.

 »

The report notes a rapid decline in manufactured goods.

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manufacture UK US /ˌmænjəˈfæktʃər/ noun PRODUCTION
► [U] the process of producing goods in large numbers, especially in a factory: the manufacture of sth »

Oil is used in the manufacture of a number of fabrics.

 »

The amount of recycled glass used in manufacture doubled in five years.

● manufactures — Cf. manufactures
→ See also CAD/CAM(Cf. ↑CAD/CAM)

Financial and business terms. 2012.

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  • manufacture — Manufacture, f. antepenac. C est la façon de quelque ouvrage faicte à la main …   Thresor de la langue françoyse

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