Collocations for "manufacturing"
Common phrases and expressions where native English speakers use the word "manufacturing" in context.
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manufacture
ⓘMost examples are given in US English. We have labeled exceptions as UK.v
- manufacture [products, cars, appliances, computers]
- manufactures [machinery, munitions, weapons, products]
- manufactures [machinery] for [industry, the government, end users, mass consumption]
- manufactured in [China, the USA, Europe]
- manufactured in [factories, workshops, plants]
- manufactured by [machine, hand, the company]
- manufacture to [meet, supply, provide]
- manufactured from [materials, metals, silver, wood]
- manufactured from [raw, recycled, eco] [materials]
- manufactured under [license, strict conditions, instructions]
- manufactured to [order, specifications]
- manufacture [exclusively, accordingly, specifically]
- manufacture [a lie, a reason, an excuse, an alibi]
- (accused) of manufacturing [evidence, statistics, information]
- the manufacture of [furniture, vehicles, machinery, computers]
- [furniture] manufacture is the [leading, main] industry (in)
- [furniture] is the country's prime manufacture
- [furniture] is a [significant, key] manufacture in [Taiwan]
- the manufacture of [body, blood, stem] cells
- [porcelain, steel, ceramics] manufacture
- is [known, famous] for its [porcelain, plastics] manufacture
- [exports, imports, wholesale] of manufactures
'manufacturing' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):