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 success
3 : something made; especially : a quantity produced at one time : batch
4 a : potentiality —often used in plural <had the makings of a great artist> b plural : the material from which something is to be made; especially \usually ˈmā-kənz\ : paper and tobacco for rolling cigarettes by hand