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

“We take raw materials and transform them ourselves, from cutting and welding to painting and final assembly,” Niederpruem says.

From Barron's

The EU wants to cut its reliance on China for critical raw materials -- needed for clean technologies like wind turbines and electric car batteries -- and Australia's rich deposits would help Brussels diversify imports.

From Barron's

Such companies have argued that, if anything, AI would increase the value of their services, making it easier to extract business insights and trading opportunities from the raw material of their data.

From The Wall Street Journal

John Jovanovic, the chairman of the Export-Import Bank, said the stockpile would support domestic processing of critical raw materials as well as protect U.S. manufacturers from supply shocks.

From The Wall Street Journal

When the law was adopted, domestic mining capacity for the strategic raw materials accounted for around eight percent of the 27-country EU's annual consumption.

From Barron's