man ‧ u ‧ fac ‧ tur ‧ ing W3 /ˌmænjəˈfæktʃ ə rɪŋ, ˌmænjʊˈfæktʃ ə rɪŋ/ BrE AmE noun [uncountable]
the process or business of producing goods in factories ⇨ production :
Thousands of jobs had been lost in manufacturing.
the manufacturing industry
man ‧ u ‧ fac ‧ tur ‧ ing W3 /ˌmænjəˈfæktʃ ə rɪŋ, ˌmænjʊˈfæktʃ ə rɪŋ/ BrE AmE noun [uncountable]
the process or business of producing goods in factories ⇨ production :
Thousands of jobs had been lost in manufacturing.
the manufacturing industry
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English. Longman - Словарь современного английского языка. 2012