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# manufacture

verb (manufacture, manufactures, manufactured, manufacturing); noun (manufacture, uncountable)

«manufacture» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. To manufacture means to make goods in large numbers, usually in a factory with machines. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/manufacture/#m1)
2. (noun) Manufacture is the making of goods: "the manufacture of cars". [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/manufacture/#m2)
3. To manufacture an excuse or a story means to invent it, especially a false one. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/manufacture/#m3)

### In the lessons

In maths problems factories manufacture a number of items each hour or day, so total = rate × time. In science and design lessons, materials are chosen for manufacture. In everyday life "date of manufacture" on packaging tells when something was made. Phrases: manufactured goods, manufacturing industry, the manufacture of, manufacture an excuse.

### Examples

- The factory manufactures 500 bikes a week. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/manufacture/#x1)
- If a machine manufactures 40 toys an hour, it makes 320 toys in 8 hours. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/manufacture/#x2)
- Cars are manufactured in many countries. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/manufacture/#x3)
- The manufacture of paper uses lots of water. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/manufacture/#x4)
- He manufactured an excuse for being late. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/manufacture/#x5)
- This phone was manufactured in Korea. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/manufacture/#x6)
- Manufacturing jobs are found in big towns. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/manufacture/#x7)
- And now the Emperor himself wished to see the costly manufacture, while it was still in the loom. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/manufacture/#x8)

### Note

Noun for the company: manufacturer. Pronounced "man-yoo-FAK-cher". From Latin "made by hand", though now done mostly by machines. In maths, manufacturing problems are usually about rates: so many per hour or per day.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «manufacture» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/manufacture/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«manufacture» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/manufacture.html) on Mova free.