mass-produce

verb

mass-pro·​duce ˌmas-prə-ˈdüs How to pronounce mass-produce (audio)
-ˈdyüs
mass-produced; mass-producing; mass-produces

transitive verb

: to produce in quantity usually by machinery

Examples of mass-produce in a Sentence

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One example is an oyster plate from the museum’s significant archive of Union Porcelain Works—located in Greenpoint, and one of the first manufacturers to mass-produce hard-paste porcelain in the United States, from 1863 to around 1922. Jacoba Urist, Smithsonian Magazine, 14 Mar. 2025 The drugs soon became mass-produced and affordable, and more antibiotic discoveries followed. Kenny Torrella, Vox, 1 Mar. 2025 This approach also offers a viable path to mass-producing milk in a way that is both resource-efficient and sustainable, with the potential to scale to meet global dairy demand without reliance on livestock. Daphne Ewing-Chow, Forbes, 24 Feb. 2025 The story suggests the chip is in the later stages and could begin to be mass-produced later this year. Jeff Marks, CNBC, 10 Feb. 2025 See All Example Sentences for mass-produce

Word History

Etymology

back-formation from mass production

First Known Use

1923, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of mass-produce was in 1923

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“Mass-produce.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/mass-produce. Accessed 25 Mar. 2025.

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mass-produce

verb
mass-pro·​duce
ˌmas-prə-ˈd(y)üs
: to produce in quantity usually by machinery
mass production noun
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