manufacture
noun
the making of goods or wares by manual labor or by machinery, especially on a large scale.
manufacturing
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present participleof manufacture.present participle
A verb form that is used in progressive verb constructions and may also function as a modifier or a gerund.
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a word derived from
manufacture.
manufacturenounthe making of goods or wares by manual labor or by machinery, especially on a large scale.
Example Sentences
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U.S. manufacturing is booming thanks to AI data centers, and industrial companies such as Caterpillar, Eaton and Ford Motor are pivoting their business to seize the moment, The Wall Street Journal reports.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 17, 2026
Less than two months later, says Egyed, Musk announced he wanted to put a semiconductor manufacturing facility in the area—and not just any facility, but the largest factory ever built.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 17, 2026
He now runs his own manufacturing consulting firm in Huntsville, Ala.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 17, 2026
On the economic front, we’ll see Fed minutes, housing-market data, and readings on manufacturing and services activity.
From Barron's ● Aug. 16, 2026
Most of them worked in factories, or did, before factories shut down owing to a lack of electricity and manufacturing supplies.
From "Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West" by Blaine Harden
