mass-produce

American  

[mas-pruh-doos, -dyoos] / ˈmæs prəˈdus, -ˈdjus /

verb (used with object)

mass-produced, mass-producing

1. to produce or manufacture (goods) in large quantities, especially by machinery.

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mass-produce British  

verb

1. (tr) to manufacture (goods) to a standardized pattern on a large scale by means of extensive mechanization and division of labour

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Other Word Forms

• mass production
  noun
• mass-producer
  noun
• mass-produced
  adjective
• mass-producible
  adjective

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Etymology

Origin of mass-produce

First recorded in 1920–25

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Example Sentences

See Examples For:

mass-produce mass-produced mass-producing

Engineers in Russia are using Chinese components to mass-produce inexpensive arms and steal a march on its adversaries.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 14, 2026

In 1942, he would do the same for “Wake Island” in the midst of World War II. His work was later etched into metal plates and used to mass-produce publicity prints.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 26, 2026

Tesla recently announced it would stop selling its higher-priced Model S and X vehicles and turn that capacity into a facility to mass-produce humanoid robots.

From Barron's ● Feb. 1, 2026

For example, in Austin, Texas, I visited the team at Aalo Atomics, a startup aiming to mass-produce SMRs in a factory setting.

From MarketWatch ● Nov. 24, 2025

We live in societies that mass-produce facts: packages are marked with weights, road signs tell you distances and, in some countries, the populations of the towns you are passing through.

From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton

The few carousel companies that survived the Depression largely did so by switching to a cheaper, mass-produced product, such as transitioning from wood to aluminum.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 12, 2026

I was a big fan when succulents became a dumb little trend, because at least that was boosting an interest in plants rather than mass-produced ugly dolls from China or something.

From Salon ● Sep. 26, 2026

And they can do it cheaper than the West, by using mass-produced Chinese parts.

From BBC ● Aug. 24, 2026

“Someone is not trying to have a mass-produced item to tap and pay,” he told MarketWatch.

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 22, 2026

Even the poorest pit houses usually possess a state-sponsored Volksempfanger VE301, a mass-produced radio stamped with an eagle and a swastika, incapable of shortwave, marked only for German frequencies.

From "All the Light We Cannot See" by Anthony Doerr

That meant the Chinese company could no longer work with Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing, the only chip maker capable of mass-producing the Ascend.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 24, 2026

Elon Musk’s EV recently ceased production External link of the Model S and X. Tesla is converting that capacity in Fremont, Calif., to a line for mass-producing the humanoid robot, Optimus.

From Barron's ● Jun. 1, 2026

And across the country, organizers like Bridges are mass-producing them for cheap at home.

From Slate ● Jan. 31, 2026

Chef Busato acknowledges that it isn't practical to seek artisanal standards if you're mass-producing baked goods, and so big players will have to rely on frozen dough.

From BBC ● Jun. 11, 2025

They also knew that, before mass-producing any cells, they’d need to find a new way to ship them.

From "The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks" by Rebecca Skloot

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