Materials a manufacturer converts into a finished product. Bloomberg Financial Dictionary
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raw material UK US noun [C or U]
► PRODUCTION, NATURAL RESOURCES a substance in its natural state that will be used to make something else in an industrial process: »
raw material costs/prices
»The increase in operating costs is due to higher energy costs and increases in the price of raw materials such as iron ore.
Financial and business terms. 2012.