Main Entry:

making

Function:

noun

Etymology:

Middle English, from Old English macung, from macian to make

Date:

12th century

1: the act or process of forming, causing, doing, or coming into being <spots problems in the making>2: a process or means of advancement or success3: something made ; especially : a quantity produced at one time : batch4 a: potentiality —often used in plural <had the makings of a great artist> bplural : the material from which something is to be made ; especially \usually ˈmā-kənz\ : paper and tobacco for rolling cigarettes by hand