- the business or industry of producing goods in large quantities in factories, etc.
- Many jobs in manufacturing were lost during the recession.
- The company has established its first manufacturing base in Europe.
- manufacturing industry
Extra ExamplesTopics Businessb2- He now works on the manufacturing side of the business.
- The company set up a manufacturing operation in Lisbon.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- large-scale
- small-scale
- industrial
- …
- business
- company
- enterprise
- …
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