mass production

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mass′ produc′tion, 

1. Business the production or manufacture of goods in large quantities, esp. by machinery.

• 1915–20

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ˈmass-proˈduce,  v. [~ + object] , -duced, -duc•ing. 

1. Business to produce (goods) in large amounts, esp. by machinery:
   When cars could be mass-produced, prices for them fell.

mass produc•tion, n. [uncountable]

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mass-pro•duce  (mas′prə do̅o̅s′, -dyo̅o̅s′), v.t., -duced, -duc•ing. 

1. Business to produce or manufacture (goods) in large quantities, esp. by machinery.

• 1920–25

mass′-pro•duc′er, n. 
mass′-pro•duc′i•ble, adj.