raw

raw
raw raw [rɔː ǁ rɒː] adjective [only before a noun]
1. MANUFACTURING raw metals or other substances are in their natural state and have not been prepared or used to make anything:

• German companies produced 6.1% less raw iron in March.

• the export of raw logs

2. raw data/​statistics etc STATISTICS information that has not been arranged, checked, or prepared in any way:

• The system collects raw data about which products a customer has purchased.

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raw UK US /rɔː/ adjective
► NATURAL RESOURCES, PRODUCTION used to describe materials that are in their natural state and have not yet been changed, prepared, or used to make something else: »

raw ingredients

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Cotton mills buy the raw cotton and turn it into finished cloth.

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Cheese and yogurt producers have to pay high prices for raw milk and other supplies.

► used to describe information that has been collected, but has not yet been studied in detail: »

We were given a large quantity of raw data.

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As yet we are only able to give you the raw figures before adjustments.

● a raw deal — Cf. a raw deal

Financial and business terms. 2012.

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