raw material

American  

noun

1. material before being processed or manufactured into a final form.

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raw material British  

noun

1. material on which a particular manufacturing process is carried out

2. a person or thing regarded as suitable for some particular purpose

   raw material for the army

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Etymology

Origin of raw material

First recorded in 1790–1800

Example Sentences

Overall, 25 of 34 minerals deemed "critical raw materials" by the European Commission are found in Greenland, including graphite, niobium and titanium, according to the 2023 Geological Survey of Denmark and Greenland.

From BBC

The move could significantly delay ratification of the deal, which includes access to critical raw materials and which the two sides spent more than two decades negotiating.

From The Wall Street Journal

The craze has also sent prices of raw materials soaring.

From Barron's

There is also the question of raw materials.

From BBC

However, if fragmented global supply chains push up import prices, curtail the supply of critical raw materials and add to capacity constraints, inflation could rise, he said.

From The Wall Street Journal