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

Recent Examples on the Web Trying to help my mom out, my grandma would mass-produce them. Jason Rezaian, Washington Post, 26 June 2024 Despite admirable progress by the private sector, technological hurdles remain in order for the new protein to be mass-produced at an affordable price. Letters To The Editor, Hartford Courant, 25 June 2024 Georgia mass-produces honeybees and ships them north to jumpstart spring crops, like Maine blueberries, before local pollinators have awakened. Hannah Hoag, USA TODAY, 28 May 2024 The jugs were the most efficient means of transporting relatively cheap and mass-produced products such as oil, wine and other agricultural products such as fruit, said Sharvit. Jns Staff Report, Sun Sentinel, 20 June 2024 See all Example Sentences for mass-produce 

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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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Cite this Entry

“Mass-produce.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/mass-produce. Accessed 15 Jul. 2024.

Kids Definition

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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