manufacturingman‧u‧fac‧tur‧ing /ˌmænjəˈfæktʃərɪŋ/ ●●○ W3 noun [uncountable] 
Thousands of jobs had been lost in manufacturing. the manufacturing industry
EXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS
- Among the most obvious categories here are the unskilled, the young, black people and those made redundant from manufacturing.
- But without manufacturing, mining, and agriculture the world can not - in the present state of science - survive.
- He does not like to talk about manufacturing.
- Is this the first job ever conducted against leeches in the food manufacturing premises?
- Most people in the area work in manufacturing and services industries with less than one percent working in agriculture.
- The post-1977 history of marine manufacturing can be divided into two.
- The restructured firm consists of three operating divisions; defence; facilities management; and I-Linie manufacturing management applications for mainframes.
- Women were important to the economy in general and especially so in manufacturing.
Longman Language Activatorwhen something is made
when something is produced - use this especially about the number of things produced in a factory or in a particular industry: · As demand for the drug has grown, cocaine production has skyrocketed.· Bulmers will be making around 40 million gallons of cider this year -- half Britain's total production.production of: · Most caustic soda is used in the production of aluminium.
the number of things made in a particular factory, industry, or country: · Output is up 30% on last year.· In manufacturing alone, smaller firms account for one in three jobs and a quarter of the total output. output of: · There has been a huge increase in the output of children's books.
the part of industry that produces goods in factories: · We now have fewer factories and fewer workers in manufacturing than a decade ago.· In recent years, Botswana's manufacturing industry has grown and the country produces soap and dairy produce.
when goods are produced in factories: · Systems of this type have been used in car manufacture.the manufacture of something: · The firm now employs 640 people in the manufacture of frozen foods.
when something such as a new system, organization, or way of doing something is started: · The report proposed the creation of an independent Scottish parliament.· the creation of an information system for senior managers
when things are made in factories in order to be sold, or a company that does this: · Government money was poured into the economy in order to encourage industry.manufacturing industry: · Manufacturing industry was virtually wiped out in the UK during the 1980s.the steel/clothing/electronics etc industry: · Wages in the clothing industry were found to be lower than in any other sector.
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COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES Korea’s agricultural output
the process or business of producing goods in factories: · I’m working for a printing company at the moment.
· Oil exports from Iraq have resumed.
(=industries in which goods are produced in factories)· The last twenty years has seen a decline in manufacturing industry.
Korea’s agricultural output (=the part of the economy to do with growing food/producing goods)· As the industrial sector grew, more and more of the population moved to the cities.
Thousands of jobs had been lost in manufacturing. the manufacturing industry