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to manufacture

to manufacture

162 3.3
To make many things using machines
  • verb
  • /ˌmænəˈfækʧər/
translation icon : fabricar
  • It would be cheaper to manufacture here.
  • manufacture products
  • manufactured goods
  • companies manufacture

He goes to the Nike headquarters where they manufacture Nike, right?

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Examples

  • It's being manufactured and sent out in huge tankers.

    Scanners (1981)

  • Moreover, he estimates it will take at least three years to manufacture substantial quantities of new vaccine.

    Academic text (1999)

  • So it's possible to manufacture them for under a dollar.

    Lex Fridman

  • By this time, he had manufactured and sold more ice cream than any human being that had ever lived on this planet.

    Super Size Me (2004)

  • An announcement is made in February, and the companies that manufacture the vaccine start production.

    Academic text (2012)

  • How quickly can you manufacture more of the antivirus?

    Mission: Impossible II (2000)

  • Over the course of the 1990s, however, exports of manufactured goods increased much more slowly.

    Academic text (1999)

  • We have developed a new product: simpler, cheaper to manufacture, superior quality, and completely synthetic.

    Fiction book (1992)

  • Direct labor costs include the salaries and wages of the employees who actually manufacture the company's products.

    Academic text (2012)

  • The factory can manufacture thousands of toys every day using automated machines.

Synonyms

to make
vsto manufacture
∞ 1.0

To create something by putting parts together

emphasizes industrial large scale production using machines over general creation
to produce
vsto manufacture
∞ 2.0

To make something, often in large amounts for sale

is specific to industrial large scale machine output rather than general causing
to construct
vsto manufacture
201 3.5

To build something by joining parts or materials

focuses on producing large quantities using machines rather than single builds
to fabricate
vsto manufacture
  • Specialized
30 5.5

To make something from parts in a factory

is broader, involving large scale machine production beyond simple assembly
to turn out
vsto manufacture
17 3.5

To produce many things quickly, often using machines

is the broader large scale process rather than fast production
to crank out
vsto manufacture
  • Informal
16 4.0

To make many things quickly, often without much care

emphasizes planned large quantity production with better quality control
to mass-produce
vsto manufacture
8 3.5

To make large amounts of goods using machines and the same steps

is broader, meaning large scale making not always using standardized processes

How Much

to manufacture
162 3.3
to produce
∞ 2.0
hand-crafted
4 3.9

Surface Forms

manufacture infinitive
manufactured past
manufactured past participle
manufacturing present participle
manufactures third person singular

Etymology

Manufacture comes from Latin parts manu- 'hand' and -facere 'to make', so it first meant 'made by hand' and later came to mean making things in large numbers. That's why to manufacture is to produce many goods, often with machines.