manufacture

Pronunciation

• (US) IPA ^(key): /ˌmænjuˈfækt͡ʃɚ/ or /ˌmænjəˈfækt͡ʃɚ/ or /ˌmænəˈfækt͡ʃɚ/
• (UK) IPA ^(key): /ˌmanjʊˈfaktʃə/ or /ˌmanjəˈfaktʃə/ or /ˌmanəˈfaktʃə/

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• Hyphenation: man‧u‧fac‧ture

Verb

Plain form manufacture

Third-person singular manufactures

Past tense manufactured

Past participle manufactured

Present participle manufacturing

1. 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

Singular manufacture

Plural none

1. (uncountable) Manufacture is the process of making something.

   The company specializes in the manufacture of small industrial motors.

Related words

• manufacturer