mass-produce

American  

[mas-pruh-doos, -dyoos] / ˈmæs prəˈdus, -ˈdyus /

verb (used with object)

mass-produced, mass-producing

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

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mass-produce British  

verb

1. (tr) to manufacture (goods) to a standardized pattern on a large scale by means of extensive mechanization and division of labour

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Other Word Forms

• mass production noun
• mass-produced adjective
• mass-producer noun
• mass-producible adjective

Etymology

Origin of mass-produce

First recorded in 1920–25

Example Sentences

On the eve of the 12-day war, Israel believed Iran had 2,500 or 3,000 ballistic missiles and would soon be able to mass-produce more.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 2, 2026

Tesla recently announced it would stop selling its higher-priced Model S and X vehicles and turn that capacity into a facility to mass-produce humanoid robots.

From Barron's • Feb. 1, 2026

For example, in Austin, Texas, I visited the team at Aalo Atomics, a startup aiming to mass-produce SMRs in a factory setting.

From MarketWatch • Nov. 24, 2025

Or should the city bring in home builders who could mass-produce homes, which would be cheaper and faster?

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 22, 2025

We live in societies that mass-produce facts: packages are marked with weights, road signs tell you distances and, in some countries, the populations of the towns you are passing through.

From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton

Related Words

• assemble
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