manufacture
n 1: the organized action of making of goods and services for
sale; "American industry is making increased use of
computers to control production" [syn: {industry}]
2: the act of making something (a product) from raw materials;
"the synthesis and fabrication of single crystals"; "an
improvement in the manufacture of explosives";
"manufacturing is vital to Great Britain" [syn: {fabrication}]
v 1: put together out of components or parts; "the company
fabricates plastic chairs"; "They manufacture small
toys" [syn: {fabricate}, {construct}]
2: make up something artificial or untrue [syn: {fabricate}, {cook
up}, {make up}, {invent}]
Source: WordNet® 2.0