Manufacture Meaning
/ˌmænjuˈfækt͡ʃɚ/Definition, CEFR level B2, pronunciation, examples, and quiz.
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Definition
nounThe action or process of making goods systematically or on a large scale.
nounAnything made, formed or produced; product.
Sentence Examples
You'll have to manufacture some kind of excuse.
Also, if you manufacture any other products, please send information.
CEFR Practice Quiz
The car plant will ____ thousands of vehicles each year for export.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
The company plans to ____ the new product in its own factory to ensure a high level of quality.
Word Origin & History
From Middle French manufacture, from Old French, from Medieval Latin manūfactūra (“a making by hand”), from manūfactus, a compound of manū factus, manū being ablative of manus (“hand”), and factus past participle of faciō (“to do, make”). Compare manual, facture.
Literary Quotations & Historical Citations
"After years of exporting the gum base to be used as an ingredient in the manufacture of regular chewing gum, the cooperative recently decided to start making its own gum using only chicle gum base and natural flavorings and sweeteners, Chicza said."
— 2009 April 3, Olivia Feld, “New gum could mean sticky end for mess”, in CNN, archived from the original on 08 Jun 2009:
"The roads [are] crowded with carriers, laden with rich manufactures."
— 1727, Jonathan Swift, A Short View of the State of Ireland:
"Thus, a patented manufacture should be either better in quality or cheaper in cost than that which it is intended to supplant."
— 1853, Newton's London Journal of Arts and Sciences, page 133:
"Our lawgivers take special pride in the ever active manufacture of new bills and laws."
— 1919, Boris Sidis, The Source and Aim of Human Progress:
"Scientists are learning how to manufacture sperm and egg cells from other types of cell; others are developing "alternative" wombs"
— 2008 July 23, Michael Brooks, “Comment: It's time for the Vatican to accept IVF”, in New Scientist, archived from the original on 13 Apr 2016:
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CEFR Practice Quiz
The car plant will ____ thousands of vehicles each year for export.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
The company plans to ____ the new product in its own factory to ensure a high level of quality.