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non- +‎ manufacture

Noun

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nonmanufacture (uncountable)

  1. Absence of manufacture.
    • 1958, United States. Congress. Senate. Judiciary, Recordation of Patent Agreements - a Legislative History, page 17:
      By reason of nonmanufacture in Canada, the price of the article when imported was unreasonably high (manufacturing price about $10, resale price, depending upon the quantity, between $37.50 and $46).