mass production

noun

: production of goods in considerable quantities usually by machinery

Beginning with the mass production of cotton clothing, the Industrial Revolution produced a parade of synthetic fabrics, including nylon and rayon.

—Joseph A. Amato

Despite the larger commercial space, Sans Souci maintains their artisanal philosophy: no machines, no preservatives, and no mass production. Everything is hand-dipped and cut.

—Amy Johansson

We learned about the railroad … and the way the mass production of nails revolutionized the building of balloon-frame houses …

—David Updike

Examples of mass production in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

The five vehicles here span eras, from the first combat tank of the First World War to the state-of-the-art machines of the late 20th century, but each set a new benchmark in protection, mobility, firepower, or mass production. —Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 6 Nov. 2025

The Chinese company plans to begin mass production of the robots next year. —Evelyn Cheng, CNBC, 5 Nov. 2025

Savings come from finding scale in mass production, with factories buying materials in bulk and cutting down material waste through computer design. —Addie Costello, jsonline.com, 5 Nov. 2025

Its distressed jackets and patchwork dresses, each hand-mended and one-of-a-kind, are not fashioned for mass production but for permanence. —Maria Williams, USA Today, 4 Nov. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1873, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for mass production

• coproduction
• deconstruction
• introduction
• liposuction
• misconstruction
• postproduction
• preconstruction
• preproduction
• reconstruction
• reproduction
• abduction
• adduction