manufacture
Pronunciation
[change]- (US) IPA (key): /ˌmænjuˈfækt͡ʃɚ/ or /ˌmænjəˈfækt͡ʃɚ/ or /ˌmænəˈfækt͡ʃɚ/
- (UK) IPA (key): /ˌmanjʊˈfaktʃə/ or /ˌmanjəˈfaktʃə/ or /ˌmanəˈfaktʃə/
Audio (UK) (file) - Hyphenation: man‧u‧fac‧ture
Verb
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Third-person singular |
Past tense |
Past participle |
Present participle |
- If you manufacture something, you make it, usually in a factory.
- Synonym: fabricate
- The goods were manufactured in China and shipped to Canada for sale.
Noun
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Plural |
- (uncountable) Manufacture is the process of making something.
- The company specializes in the manufacture of small industrial motors.