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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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manufacture UK US /ˌmænjəˈfæktʃə^r/ 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 /ˌmænjəˈfæktʃə^r/ 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.