mass-production
Definition
Noun (uncountable): - Large-scale manufacturing: "mass-production" refers to the process of manufacturing large quantities of standardized products, often using assembly lines and automated machinery, to achieve efficiency and lower costs.
Usage Examples
- (The large-scale manufacturing of cars became faster and cheaper.)
- (Producing many identical gadgets reduces their price.)
- (Handmade items cost more than factory-made ones.)
Advanced Usage
"to go into mass-production": to begin manufacturing a product on a large scale.
- After successful testing, the new smartphone went into mass-production. (The company started making it in large quantities.)
"mass-production techniques": methods used to produce goods efficiently in large volumes.
- The factory adopted mass-production techniques to meet global demand. (They used assembly lines and automation.)
Variants and Related Words
Mass-produce (verb): to manufacture (something) in large quantities.
- The company mass-produces plastic bottles for beverages. (They make millions of identical bottles.)
Mass-produced (adjective): made in large quantities by a standardized process.
- Mass-produced furniture is often less durable than custom-made pieces. (Factory-made furniture.)
Synonyms
- Assembly-line production: manufacturing in which products move along a conveyor belt, with each worker adding a part.
- Industrial production: the large-scale creation of goods using machinery.
- Serial production: producing identical items in a continuous sequence.
Related Idioms
Churn out: to produce something in large quantities, often quickly (can imply low quality).
- The factory churns out thousands of toys every day. (It mass-produces them rapidly.)
Turn out: to produce or manufacture something.
- The plant turns out 500 cars per shift. (It mass-produces cars.)