manufacture
noun
the making of goods or wares by manual labor or by machinery, especially on a large scale.
manufactured
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past participleof manufacture.past participle
A verb form used in perfect and passive verb constructions and that can also function as a modifier.
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past tense formof manufacture.past tense
Used to describe completed actions or previous habitual actions.
manufacturenounthe making of goods or wares by manual labor or by machinery, especially on a large scale.
Example Sentences
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When foreign tourists visit, their spending is considered an export—and it is less politically sensitive than the export of manufactured goods that is brewing tensions with China’s trade partners.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 8, 2026
It is estimated that around 60,000 Luger P06s were manufactured.
From BBC ● Sep. 1, 2026
The process: Charles wanted to keep his monthly mortgage payment below $1,300 so he focused on manufactured homes, instead of more expensive single-family homes.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 1, 2026
PVC is especially challenging to recycle because it contains chlorine and can include a wide range of additives depending on how it was manufactured.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 29, 2026
He declined the lifetime pension offered him after the war and until old age he made his living from the little gold fishes that he manufactured in his workshop in Macondo.
From "One Hundred Years of Solitude" by Gabriel Garcia Marquez
