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

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

This process enriches the space between stars with the raw materials needed to form future stars, planets, and eventually life.

From Science Daily

That half-bag of kale, the lonely carrot, the dried-out bread—it’s all raw material.

From Salon

Obtaining dollars to buy raw materials like oil, flour or rice to then refine and process became Kazin’s chief preoccupation.

From MarketWatch