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

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Pfizer was mass-producing penicillin for the front lines, and so on. New Atlas, 28 Dec. 2025 Tesla is the brand to beat in the EV space, being one of the first automakers in America to mass-produce competitive electric vehicle nameplates. Charles Singh, USA Today, 30 Nov. 2025 The war in Ukraine has also driven a firm push toward often cheap, unmanned systems that can be mass-produced and pack a punch against much more complicated, pricey platforms. MSNBC Newsweek, 22 Nov. 2025 This also means that it cannot be used to mass-produce advanced chips. Christopher McFadden, Interesting Engineering, 22 Nov. 2025 See All Example Sentences for mass-produce

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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“Mass-produce.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/mass-produce. Accessed 4 Jan. 2026.

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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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