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

“Both look ambitious to us in the context of continuing currency headwinds, rising semiconductor and other raw material inflation, more restructuring, and the ramp of new models this year.”

From The Wall Street Journal

The price of silver, Pandora's main raw material, hit record highs in January before falling back down, but remains higher than it was a year ago.

From BBC

“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