n.
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 making s of a great artist> b plural : the material from which something is to be made especially \ usu ' m ā -k ə nz \ : paper and tobacco for rolling cigarettes by hand