Manufacture - Definition
manufacture
n 1: the organized action of making of goods and services for
sale; "American industry is making increased use of
computers to control production" [syn: industry,
manufacture]
2: the act of making something (a product) from raw materials;
"the synthesis and fabrication of single crystals"; "an
improvement in the manufacture of explosives"; "manufacturing
is vital to Great Britain" [syn: fabrication,
manufacture, manufacturing]
v 1: put together out of artificial or natural components or
parts; "the company fabricates plastic chairs"; "They
manufacture small toys"; He manufactured a popular cereal"
[syn: manufacture, fabricate, construct]
2: make up something artificial or untrue [syn: fabricate,
manufacture, cook up, make up, invent]
3: produce naturally; "this gland manufactures a specific
substance only"
4: create or produce in a mechanical way; "This novelist has
been manufacturing his books following his initial success"