manufacture
The action or process of making goods systematically or on a large scale.
Other meanings
Anything made, formed or produced; product.
The process of such production; generation, creation.
Synonyms
- industry
Related words
- manufact
- manufactory
Word history
From Medieval Latin "manūfactūra" (a making by hand).
Where this comes from
This definition is adapted from “manufacture” on Wiktionary, by its contributors; related-word lists use Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0, based on Princeton WordNet), published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.